Biscoe is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.
The town is named after Henry Biscoe, an important customer of the local lumber business.
[6] The Aberdeen and West End Railroad (owned by the Page family of Aberdeen, North Carolina) completed a branch to Star, North Carolina from Filo, NC (current Biscoe) in 1895.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,848 people, 600 households, and 498 families residing in the town.
21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.