Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Hillsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 605-1 N. Main Street Hillsville, VA 24343-0000
Foundation :	1842
Made up from:	Grayson County Patrick County
Area code :	001 276
Demographics
Residents :	30,042  (2010)
Population density :	24.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1237 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map
Website : www.chillsnet.org

Carroll County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 29,245 residents and a population density of 24 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hillsville .

geography

Carroll County is located in southwest Virginia, bordering North Carolina to the south and has an area of ​​1,237 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Floyd County , Patrick County , Grayson County , Wythe County, and Pulaski County .

history

It was formed in 1842 from parts of Grayson County and Patrick County. It was named after Charles Carroll of Maryland , a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	5909		-
1860	8012		35.6%
1870	9147		14.2%
1880	13,323		45.7%
1890	15,497		16.3%
1900	19.303		24.6%
1910	21,116		9.4%
1920	21,283		0.8%
1930	22,141		4%
1940	25,904		17%
1950	26,695		3.1%
1960	23,178		-13.2%
1970	23.092		-0.4%
1980	27,270		18.1%
1990	26,594		-2.5%
2000	29,245		10%
2010	30,042		2.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Carroll County Age Pyramid

According to the United States Census 2000 , there were 29,245 people in 12,186 households and 8,786 families in Carroll County. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.97 percent white, 0.44 percent African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.82 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.53 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.64 percent of the population.

Of the 12,186 households, 27.8 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.7 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, 27.9 percent were non-families, 25.4 percent were single households and 12.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.80.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,597 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,755. Males had a median income of $ 25,907 versus $ 19,697 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,475. 8.7 percent of families and 12.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 15.7 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.1 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Carroll County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Carroll County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 44 ′  N , 80 ° 44 ′  W