Chowan County

Chowan County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 70000447
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Edenton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1030 Edenton, NC 27932-1030
Foundation :	1672
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	14,526  (2000)
Population density :	32.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	604 km²
Water surface :	157 km²
map
Website : www.chowancounty-nc.gov

Chowan County is a county in the US state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Edenton , which was named after Charles Eden , an early governor.

geography

The county is located in northeast North Carolina, about 25 miles north of Virginia and has an area of ​​604 square kilometers, of which 157 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Perquimans County , Bertie County , Hertford County, and Gates County .

history

The county was formed in 1671 and was originally called Shaftesbury . It was given its current name 13 years later. It was named after the Chowanoke Indian tribe .

Cupola House (2012)

There are three National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Chowan County Courthouse , Cupola House, and Hayes Plantation . A total of 26 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	5011		-
1800	5132		2.4%
1810	5297		3.2%
1820	6464		22%
1830	6697		3.6%
1840	6690		-0.1%
1850	6721		0.5%
1860	6842		1.8%
1870	6450		-5.7%
1880	7900		22.5%
1890	9167		16%
1900	10,258		11.9%
1910	11.303		10.2%
1920	10,649		-5.8%
1930	11,282		5.9%
1940	11,572		2.6%
1950	12,540		8.4%
1960	11,729		-6.5%
1970	10,764		-8.2%
1980	12,558		16.7%
1990	13,506		7.5%
2000	14,526		7.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Chowan County had 14,526 people in 5,580 households and 4,006 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.54 percent white, 37.52 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.60 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.51 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,580 households, 30.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers and 28.2 percent were non-families. 25.3 percent were single households and 12.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 17.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For all females there were 88.1 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 84.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 30,928 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,986. Males had a median income of $ 29,719 versus $ 19,826 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,027. 17.6 percent of the population and 13.7 percent of families are below the poverty line. 25.5 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 16.7 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1025822. 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. 56 .
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. ^ Chowan County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Chowan County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 9, 2011.

Coordinates: 36 ° 8 ′  N , 76 ° 36 ′  W