Biscoe

History

The area was formerly called "Filo". The current name was adopted in 1895. Biscoe's past was dependent on the railroad industry, and it was once an important repair center for railroad equipment. The Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of Aberdeen, North Carolina) completed a branch to Star from Filo (current Biscoe) in 1895. The A & W. E. R.R. was merged into the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad in 1897. Biscoe was incorporated in 1901.

Geography

Biscoe is in eastern Montgomery County. U.S. Route 220 Alternate and North Carolina Highways 24 and 27 cross in the center of town. US 220 Alt leads north to Seagrove and south to Candor. Highways 24 and 27 together lead west to Troy (the Montgomery county seat) and to Albemarle, and east to Carthage. The Interstate 73/Interstate 74/U.S. Route 220 freeway passes through the east side of Biscoe, with access from Exit 49 (NC 24/27); the freeway leads north to Asheboro and south to Rockingham. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Biscoe has a total area of , all land. The town sits on a ridge which drains west to tributaries of the Little River, part of the Pee Dee River watershed, and east to Lick Creek, part of the Deep River watershed leading to the Cape Fear River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  502
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  473
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  423
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  401
• Chipping Sparrow

  Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) · Aves
  342
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  327
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  326
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  313

Largest nearby schools

• Montgomery Central High
  High · Troy · 893 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• East Middle
  Middle · Biscoe · 451 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Candor Elementary
  Elementary · Candor · 374 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• West Middle
  Middle · Mount Gilead · 309 students · 14:1 ratio
• Green Ridge Elementary
  Elementary · Biscoe · 296 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Troy Elementary
  Elementary · Troy · 287 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Star Elementary
  Elementary · Star · 283 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Montgomery County Early College
  High · Troy · 272 students · 27.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2019-03-26
  8 km E of Archdale, North Carolina
• M 2.58 — 2015-11-15
  10 km S of Denton, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2012-07-29
  7 km NNW of Wallace, South Carolina
• M 2.9 — 2011-03-21
  9 km S of Cordova, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2006-11-03
  6 km S of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• M 2.6 — 2006-10-17
  7 km S of Winston-Salem, North Carolina