Caswell County

administration
Caswell County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 73001309
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Yanceyville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 98 Yanceyville, NC 27379-0098
Foundation :	1777
Made up from:	Orange County
Area code :	001 336
Demographics
Residents :	23,501 (2000)
Population density :	21.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1110 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.caswellnc.com

Caswell County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Yanceyville , which was named after the politician Bartlett Yancey .

geography

The county is located in northern North Carolina, bordering Virginia and has an area of 1,110 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Person County , Orange County , Alamance County, and Rockingham County .

Caswell County is divided into nine townships : Anderson, Dan River, Hightowers, Leasburg, Locust Hill, Milton, Pelham, Stoney Creek, and Yanceyville.

history

Caswell County was formed on April 8, 1777 from parts of Orange County. It was named after Richard Caswell , the then governor of North Carolina.

Union Tavern (2002)

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Union Tavern . A total of 23 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%
1790	10.096	-
1800	8701	-13.8%
1810	11,757	35.1%
1820	13,253	12.7%
1830	15,185	14.6%
1840	14,693	-3.2%
1850	15,269	3.9%
1860	16,215	6.2%
1870	16,081	-0.8%
1880	17,825	10.8%
1890	16,028	-10.1%
1900	15,028	-6.2%
1910	14,858	-1.1%
1920	15,759	6.1%
1930	18,214	15.6%
1940	20,032	10%
1950	20,870	4.2%
1960	19,912	-4.6%
1970	19,055	-4.3%
1980	20,705	8.7%
1990	20,693	-0.1%
2000	23,501	13.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Caswell County had 23,501 people in 8,670 households and 6,398 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 61.07 percent white, 36.52 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.77 percent of the population.

Of the 8,670 households, 31.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent of these were married couples living together, 14.2 percent were single mothers and 26.2 percent were non-families. 23.2 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 102.5 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 102.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,018, and the median income for a family is $ 41,905. Males had a median income of $ 28,968 versus $ 22,339 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,470. 14.4 percent of the population and 10.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 18.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.1 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Caswell County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 1008542. 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. 48 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.
↑ 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
^ Caswell County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.399998 -79.313329Coordinates: 36 ° 24 ′ N , 79 ° 19 ′ W

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

[2] GNIS-ID: 1008542. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] 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. 48 .

[4] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.

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

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

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

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

[9] Caswell County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .