Ranlo, North Carolina

Ranlo is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 3,434.
Ranlo 	North Carolina
Incorporated	1963
County 	Gaston
Population 	3,434
Elevation 	797 ft (243 m)
Mayor 	Bev Hunt
ZIP code 	28054
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
67.65% White (2,323)
17.06% Black or African American (586)
10.80% Hispanic or Latino (371)
4.48% Other (154)
13.6% (467) of Ranlo residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ranlo has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.04 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Gaston County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The community grew up around their textile mills, which produced cotton goods. Rex Spinning Company was begun in 1915, Ranlo Manufacturing Company in 1916, and Priscilla Spinning Company in 1921. Nearby, the community of Smyre was developed around the A. M. Smyre Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1917. In 1963, Ranlo and Smyre were incorporated as the Town of Ranlo, in reaction to the concern over possible annexation into Gastonia. However, the part of the Smyre mill village south of the Norfolk Southern Railway was not included, and was eventually annexed by Gastonia in June 1996.
* Ranlo is mostly residential, and has little amenities to offer. All it has is a sports complex, a few local businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, Will's Doggin It Deli and Market, George Poston Park to the east, and that's about it.
Category:North Carolina Towns
Category:North Carolina Cities