Currituck County

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The Currituck County Courthouse and Jail (2011) is one of twelve entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Currituck County Courthouse and Jail (2011) is one of twelve entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Currituck
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 39
Currituck, NC 27929-0039
Foundation : 1672
Area code : 001 252
Demographics
Residents : 18,190  (2000)
Population density : 26.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1361 km²
Water surface : 684 km²
map
Map of Currituck County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.currituck.nc.us

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

geography

The county is located in the extreme northeast of North Carolina, borders Virginia to the north and has an area of ​​1,361 square kilometers, of which 684 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Dare County and Camden Counties .

history

Currituck County was formed in 1668. Like the district capital, Currituck, it was named after a tribe of the Algonquin Indians. The translation of the name is "wild geese".

Twelve 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 5219 -
1800 6928 32.7%
1810 6985 0.8%
1820 8098 15.9%
1830 7655 -5.5%
1840 6703 -12.4%
1850 7236 8th %
1860 7415 2.5%
1870 5131 -30.8%
1880 6476 26.2%
1890 6747 4.2%
1900 6529 -3.2%
1910 7693 17.8%
1920 7268 -5.5%
1930 6710 -7.7%
1940 6709 -0%
1950 6201 -7.6%
1960 6601 6.5%
1970 6976 5.7%
1980 11,089 59%
1990 13,736 23.9%
2000 18,190 32.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Currituck County had a population of 18,190 as of the 2000 census . 163 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,902 households and 5,204 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.41 percent white, 7.25 percent African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.50 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.97 percent are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.43 percent of the population.

Of the 6,902 households, 33.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 9.2 percent were single mothers and 24.6 percent were non-families. 19.4 percent were single households and 7.6 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.7 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 98.6 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 97.5 men.

The median income for a household (median) was 40 822  US $ , and the median income for a family $ 46,382. Males had a median income of $ 32,619 versus $ 22,641 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,908. 10.7 percent of the population and 8.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.1 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 8.9 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

Commons : Currituck County, North Carolina  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Currituck County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  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. 76 .
  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. ^ Currituck County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′  N , 75 ° 56 ′  W