Landis is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, in the United States. At the 2000 census, its population was 2,996. The town is located just north of Kannapolis and south of China Grove.At the 2000 census, there were 2,996 people, 1,205 households and 844 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,217.7 per square mile. There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 525.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 92.02% White, 2.47% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 2.54% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.31% of the population.There were 1,205 households of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.