Chatham County, North Carolina

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The Chatham County Courthouse (2013) is one of 55 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Chatham County Courthouse (2013) is one of 55 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Pittsboro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 87
Pittsboro, NC 27312-0087
Foundation : 1842
Made up from: Orange County
Area code : 001 919
Demographics
Residents : 49,329  (2000)
Population density : 27.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1836 km²
Water surface : 68 km²
map
Map of Chatham County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.chatham.nc.us

Chatham County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Pittsboro .

geography

The county is located in the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,836 square kilometers, of which 68 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Orange County , Durham County , Wake County , Harnett County , Lee County , Moore County , Randolph County, and Alamance County .

Chatham County is divided into 13 townships : Albright, Baldwin, Bear Creek, Cape Fear, Center, Gulf, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthews, New Hope, Oakland, and Williams.

history

Chatham County was formed on April 1, 1771 from parts of Orange County. Like the district capital Pittsboro, it was named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham , a British Prime Minister.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 9221 -
1800 11,861 28.6%
1810 12,977 9.4%
1820 12,661 -2.4%
1830 15,405 21.7%
1840 16,242 5.4%
1850 18,449 13.6%
1860 19.101 3.5%
1870 19,723 3.3%
1880 23,453 18.9%
1890 25,413 8.4%
1900 23,912 -5.9%
1910 22,635 -5.3%
1920 23,814 5.2%
1930 24,177 1.5%
1940 24,726 2.3%
1950 25,392 2.7%
1960 26,785 5.5%
1970 29,554 10.3%
1980 33,415 13.1%
1990 38,759 16%
2000 49,329 27.3%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Chatham County had 49,329 people in 19,741 households and 13,858 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.94 percent white, 17.07 percent African American, 0.41 percent Native American, 0.59 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.81 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.13 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.62 percent of the population.

Of the 19,741 households, 28.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent of these were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers and 29.8 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent were single households and 10.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 96.8 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 93.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 42,851, and the median income for a family is $ 50,909. Males had a median income of $ 32,980 versus $ 26,044 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,355. 9.7 percent of the population and 7.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 12.7 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 12.0 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008544. 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. 52 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  7. ↑ Chatham County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 42 ′  N , 79 ° 16 ′  W