Elon, North Carolina

Elon is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 9,419. It is home to Elon University.
Elon 	North Carolina
Incorporated	1892
Motto 	"Heritage. Character. Progress."
County 	Alamance
Population 	9,419
Elevation 	692 ft (211 m)
Mayor 	Iris Eaton
ZIP code 	27244
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
82.75% White (7,794)
10.55% Black or African American (994)
3.43% Other (323)
3.27% Hispanic or Latino (308)
16.6% (1,563) of Elon residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Elon has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 5 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.80 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Alamance County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1889, the local Christian Assembly created an institution for higher learning called the “Graham Normal College”. The founders of Elon College named the school “Elon,” because they understood that to be the Hebrew word for oak, and the area contained many oak trees. The town was called "Elon College" until the college known as Elon College became Elon University. The town then changed its name officially to Elon.
* Elon University provides a bus system known as the Biobus for use by both students of the university as well as the general public. Certain routes travel from the campus to destinations within the town of Elon as well as the surrounding area.
* Elon has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a bit of public battle fields, a Nintendo World, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Qdoba, Domino's Pizza, Subway, Skid's Restaurant, The Acorn Inn, Pandora's Pies, The Root, The Fat Frogg, The Mission - Tacos for the South, TANGENT Eat+Bar, Acorn Coffee Shop, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Towns
Category:North Carolina Cities