Craven County

administration
New Bern Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	New Bern
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 406 Craven Street New Bern, NC 28560-4911
Foundation :	1712
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	91,436 (2000)
Population density :	49.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2005 km²
Water surface :	170 km²
map

Website : www.cravencounty.com

Craven County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is New Bern , which was named after the origin of most of the settlers, the city of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

The county is located in eastern North Carolina, about 35 km from the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast , and has an area of 2005 square kilometers, of which 170 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Beaufort County , Pamlico County , Carteret County , Jones County , Lenoir County, and Pitt County .

history

The county was formed on December 3, 1705 as Archdale County . In 1712 it was renamed to its current name. Whether it was named after William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven , one of the first Lord Proprietors of the Carolina Province in 1663, later Lord Proprietor William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven, or his son William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven , is not clarified. The first settlers were mainly German and Swiss immigrants.

The First Presbyterian Church and Churchyard (2006) is one of 55 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

55 buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 24, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	10,469	-
1800	10,245	-2.1%
1810	12,676	23.7%
1820	13,394	5.7%
1830	13,734	2.5%
1840	13,438	-2.2%
1850	14,700	9.4%
1860	16,268	10.7%
1870	20,516	26.1%
1880	19,720	-3.9%
1890	20,533	4.1%
1900	24,160	17.7%
1910	25,594	5.9%
1920	29,048	13.5%
1930	30,665	5.6%
1940	31,298	2.1%
1950	48,823	56%
1960	58,773	20.4%
1970	62,554	6.4%
1980	71,043	13.6%
1990	81,613	14.9%
2000	91,436	12%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Craven County's population was 91,436. 5,137 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 34,582 households and 25,071 families. The population density was 50 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 69.94 percent white, 25.12 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.99 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.78 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.68 percent are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.02 percent of the population.

Of the 34,582 households, 33.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.8 percent of these were married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers and 27.5 percent were non-families. 23.4 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 12.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For all females there were 101.9 males. For all women aged 18 and over there were 101.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,966 US $ and the median income for a family was $ 42,574. Males had a median income of $ 28,163 versus $ 21,412 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,423. 13.1 percent of the population and 9.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 18.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.0 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026123. 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. 72 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 24, 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
^ Craven County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.109166666667 -77.069166666667Coordinates: 35 ° 7 ′ N , 77 ° 4 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026123. 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. 72 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 24, 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] Craven County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .