Beaufort County, North Carolina

administration
Beaufort County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Washington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1027 Washington, NC 27889-1027
Foundation :	December 3, 1705
Made up from:	Bath County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	44,985 (2000)
Population density :	21 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2483 km²
Water surface :	339 km²
map

Website : www.co.beaufort.nc.us

Beaufort County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Washington .

geography

The county is located in eastern North Carolina, about 120 km from the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of 2,483 square kilometers, of which 339 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Washington County , Hyde County , Pamlico County , Craven County , Pitt County, and Martin County .

history

Goose Creek in Goose Creek State Park

Beaufort County was formed on December 3, 1705 from parts of Bath County and was first named Pamptecough . It was given its current name seven years later when it was named after Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort , a Lord Proprietor of the Carolina Province .

Palmer-Marsh House (1962)

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Palmer-Marsh House . A total of 17 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 22, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	5462	-
1800	6242	14.3%
1810	7203	15.4%
1820	9850	36.7%
1830	10,969	11.4%
1840	12,225	11.5%
1850	13,816	13%
1860	14,766	6.9%
1870	13,011	-11.9%
1880	17,474	34.3%
1890	21,072	20.6%
1900	26,404	25.3%
1910	30,877	16.9%
1920	31,024	0.5%
1930	35,026	12.9%
1940	36,431	4%
1950	37.134	1.9%
1960	36,014	-3%
1970	35,980	-0.1%
1980	40,355	12.2%
1990	42,283	4.8%
2000	44,958	6.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Beaufort County had 44,958 people in 18,319 households and 12,951 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.44 percent white, 29.03 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.24 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 18,319 households, 28.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers and 29.3 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 11.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.7 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 26.9 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For all females there were 91.1 males. For all women aged 18 years or over, there were 87.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 31,066 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,893. Males had a median income of $ 30,483 versus $ 21,339 for women. The per capita income was $ 16,722. 19.5 percent of the population and 15.2 percent of families are below the poverty line. 27.6 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 19.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026333. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ 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. 18 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 22, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 22, 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
^ Beaufort County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.479998 -76.839996Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′ N , 76 ° 50 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026333. 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. 18 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 22, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 22, 2018.

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

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

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

[8] Beaufort County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .