Cumberland County, North Carolina

Cumberland County Courthouse
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Fayetteville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1829 Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829
Foundation :	1754
Made up from:	Bladen County
Area code :	001 910
Demographics
Residents :	302,963  (2000)
Population density :	179.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1705 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map
Website : www.co.cumberland.nc.us

Cumberland County is a county in the US state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Fayetteville , named after Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , a French general and politician who took part in the American Revolutionary War on the colonist side and played an important role in the French Revolution .

geography

The Hope Mills Lake in winter

The Hope Mills Dam

The county is located a little southeast of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,705 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Harnett County , Sampson County , Bladen County , Robeson County , Hoke County, and Moore Counties .

Cumberland County is divided into eleven townships : Beaver Dam, Black River, Carvers Creek, Cedar Creek, Cross Creek, Eastover, Gray's Creek, Manchester, Pearces Mill, Rockfish and Seventy-First.

history

Cumberland County was formed in 1754 from parts of Bladen County. It was named after Wilhelm August, Duke of Cumberland , an important British military leader and third son of George II , King of England, and Queen Caroline von Ansbach . In 1831 a major fire destroyed around 600 houses and 100 shops.

Historical objects

The historic Henry McLean House is in Fayetteville . The house is on Hay Street at number 1006. The building, constructed in 1840, was listed on July 7, 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 83001864.

Market House (2014)

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Market House . A total of 70 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 24, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	8671		-
1800	9264		6.8%
1810	9382		1.3%
1820	14,446		54%
1830	14,834		2.7%
1840	15,284		3%
1850	20,610		34.8%
1860	16,269		-21.1%
1870	17,035		4.7%
1880	23,836		39.9%
1890	27,321		14.6%
1900	29,249		7.1%
1910	35,284		20.6%
1920	35,064		-0.6%
1930	45.219		29%
1940	59,320		31.2%
1950	96.006		61.8%
1960	148,418		54.6%
1970	212.042		42.9%
1980	247.160		16.6%
1990	274,566		11.1%
2000	302.963		10.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Cumberland County had 302,963 people in 107,358 households and 77,619 families. The population density was 179 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 55.15 percent white, 34.90 percent African American, 1.55 percent Native American, 1.88 percent Asian, 0.30 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.09 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.90 percent of the population.

Of the 107,358 households, 39.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.9 percent of these were married couples living together, 15.5 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent were single households and 5.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11 people.

27.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 13.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 32.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 17.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 7.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For all females there were 102.3 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 101.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 37,466, and the median income for a family is $ 41,459. Males had a median income of $ 28,308 versus $ 22,379 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,376. 12.8 percent of the population and 10.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.8 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 13.7 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1026124. 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. 75 .
3. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 24, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 24, 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. ^ Cumberland County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Cumberland County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 12, 2011.

Coordinates: 35 ° 3 ′  N , 78 ° 50 ′  W