Alleghany County, North Carolina

The Alleghany County Courthouse (2008) is one of ten entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Sparta
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Office Building P.O. Box 366 Sparta, NC 28675-0366
Foundation :	1859
Made up from:	Ashe County
Area code :	001 336
Demographics
Residents :	10,677  (2000)
Population density :	17.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	610 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map
Website : www.alleghanycounty-nc.gov

Alleghany County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Sparta , which was named after the city of the same name Sparta in Greece .

geography

The county is located in northwest North Carolina, borders Virginia to the north , is 45 km from Tennessee to the west , and covers an area of ​​610 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. In North Carolina, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Surry County , Wilkes County, and Ashe Counties .

Alleghany County is divided into seven townships : Cherry Lane, Cranberry, Gap Civil, Glade Creek, Piney Creek, Prathers Creek, and Whitehead.

history

Alleghany County was formed in 1859 from parts of Ashe County. It was named after the Allegheny River or, according to other sources, after an Indian tribe.

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 22, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	3590		-
1870	3691		2.8%
1880	5486		48.6%
1890	6523		18.9%
1900	7759		18.9%
1910	7745		-0.2%
1920	7403		-4.4%
1930	7186		-2.9%
1940	8341		16.1%
1950	8155		-2.2%
1960	7734		-5.2%
1970	8134		5.2%
1980	9587		17.9%
1990	9590		0%
2000	10,677		11.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Alleghany County's age pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Alleghany County, North Carolina, had 10,677 people in 4,593 households and 3,169 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.69 percent white, 1.23 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.75 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,593 households, 24.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent of these were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers and 31.0 percent were non-families. 27.8 percent were single households and 14.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.75 people.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 19.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For all females there were 97.1 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,244 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,473. Males had a median income of $ 25,462 versus $ 18,851 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,691. 17.2 percent of the population and 11.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 20.8 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 25.0 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Web links

Commons : Alleghany County (North Carolina)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008533. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 6 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 22, 2018.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
6. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved on February 20, 2011
7. ^ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Alleghany County, North Carolina , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 29 ′  N , 81 ° 8 ′  W