Jackson County, North Carolina

administration
Jackson County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 79001727
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Sylva
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 401 Grindstaff Cove Road Sylva, NC 28779-3250
Foundation :	1851
Made up from:	Haywood County Macon County
Area code :	001 828
Demographics
Residents :	33,121 (2000)
Population density :	26.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1281 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.jacksonnc.org

Jackson County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Sylva , which was named after the carpenter William D. Sylva .

geography

The county is located far to the west of North Carolina, borders South Carolina to the south , is about 30 km from Tennessee to the north and has an area of 1,281 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Haywood County , Transylvania County , Macon County, and Swain County .

Jackson County is divided into 15 townships : Barker's Creek, Canada, Caney Fork, Cashiers, Cullowhee, Dillsboro, Greens Creek, Hamburg, Mountain, Qualla, River, Savannah, Scott Creek, Sylva and Webster.

history

Jackson County was formed in 1851 from parts of Haywood County and Macon County. It was named after President Andrew Jackson .

A total of 20 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	5515	-
1870	6683	21.2%
1880	7343	9.9%
1890	9512	29.5%
1900	11,853	24.6%
1910	12,998	9.7%
1920	13,396	3.1%
1930	17,519	30.8%
1940	19,366	10.5%
1950	19,261	-0.5%
1960	17,780	-7.7%
1970	21,593	21.4%
1980	25,811	19.5%
1990	26,846	4%
2000	33.121	23.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Jackson County had 33,121 people in 13,191 households and 8,587 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.68 percent white, 1.67 percent African American, 10.20 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.55 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.38 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.74 percent of the population.

Of the 13,191 households, 25.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.4 percent of these were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers and 34.9 percent were non-families. 27.0 percent were single households and 9.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.79 people.

19.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 17.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For all females there were 95.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 93.1 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,552 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,876. Males had a median income of $ 27,738 versus $ 22,029 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,582. 15.1 percent of the population and 9.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 15.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 15.2 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 1008566. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
Jump up ↑ Jackson County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Jackson County - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

35.29 -83.14Coordinates: 35 ° 17 ′ N , 83 ° 8 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 1008566. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Jump up ↑ Jackson County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .