Caldwell County, North Carolina

administration
The Caldwell County Courthouse (2011) is one of 17 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Lenoir
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 2200 Lenoir, NC 28645-2200
Foundation :	1841
Made up from:	Burke County Wilkes County
Area code :	001 828
Demographics
Residents :	77,415 (2000)
Population density :	63.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1228 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.co.caldwell.nc.us

Caldwell County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Lenoir , named after William Lenoir , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

geography

The county is located in western North Carolina, about 30 km from Tennessee and has an area of 1,228 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Watauga County , Wilkes County , Alexander County , Catawba County , Burke County, and Avery County .

Caldwell County is divided into 13 townships : Globe, Hudson, Johns River, Kings Creek, Lenoir, Little River, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Mulberry, North Catawba, Patterson, Wilson Creek, and Yadkin Valley.

history

Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from parts of Burke County and Wilkes County. It was named after Joseph Caldwell , the first president of the University of North Carolina .

A total of 17 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 23, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	6317	-
1860	7497	18.7%
1870	8476	13.1%
1880	10,291	21.4%
1890	12,298	19.5%
1900	15,694	27.6%
1910	20,579	31.1%
1920	19,984	-2.9%
1930	28,016	40.2%
1940	35,795	27.8%
1950	43,352	21.1%
1960	49,552	14.3%
1970	56,699	14.4%
1980	67,746	19.5%
1990	70,709	4.4%
2000	77,415	9.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Caldwell County had 77,415 people in 30,768 households and 22,399 families. The population density was 63 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.74 percent white, 5.46 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49 percent of the population.

Of the 30,768 households, 31.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.3 percent of these were married couples living together, 11.0 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.1 percent were single households and 9.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.8 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 13.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 97.6 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,739, and the median income for a family is $ 41,665. Males had a median income of $ 28,820 versus $ 21,850 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,353. 10.7 percent of the population and 7.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 14.1 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 11.9 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Caldwell County, North Carolina - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008541. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 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
^ Caldwell County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.95 -81.55Coordinates: 35 ° 57 ′ N , 81 ° 33 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008541. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.

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

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

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

[6] Caldwell County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .