Davidson County, North Carolina

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Davidson County Courthouse
Davidson County Courthouse
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Lexington
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067
Foundation : 1822
Made up from: Rowan County
Area code : 001 336
Demographics
Residents : 147,246  (2000)
Population density : 103 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1468 km²
Water surface : 38 km²
map
Map of Davidson County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.davidson.nc.us
Former Davidson County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP as # 71000576

Davidson County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Lexington , named in memory of Lexington in Massachusetts , the city where the American Revolutionary War began.

geography

The county is located west of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,468 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Davie County , Forsyth County , Guilford County , Montgomery County , Randolph County, and Rowan Counties .

Davidson County is divided into 17 townships : Abbotts Creek, Alleghany, Arcadia, Boone, Conrad Hill, Cotton Grove, Emmons, Hampton, Healing Spring, Jackson Hill, Lexington, Midway, Reedy Creek, Silver Hill, Thomasville, Tyro and Yadkin College.

history

Davidson County was formed in 1822 from parts of Rowan County. It was named after General William Lee Davidson .

The Grimes Brothers Mill (2011) is one of 55 entries for the county in the NRHP.

55 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 26, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 13,389 -
1840 14,606 9.1%
1850 15,320 4.9%
1860 16.601 8.4%
1870 17,414 4.9%
1880 20,333 16.8%
1890 21,702 6.7%
1900 23,403 7.8%
1910 29,404 25.6%
1920 35.201 19.7%
1930 47,865 36%
1940 53,377 11.5%
1950 62,244 16.6%
1960 79,493 27.7%
1970 95,627 20.3%
1980 113.162 18.3%
1990 126,677 11.9%
2000 147.246 16.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Davidson County had a population of 147,246. Of these, 1,896 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 58,156 households and 42,512 families. The population density was 103 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.05 percent white, 9.14 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.82 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.66 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.24 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 58,156 households, 32.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers and 26.9 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent were single households and 8.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For all females there were 96.0 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 93.7 men.

The median income for a household (median) was 38 640  US $ , and the median income for a family $ 46,241. Males had a median income of $ 31,287 versus $ 23,622 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,703. 10.1 percent of the population and 7.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 13.3 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 12.1 percent of those aged 65 and over.

See also

Web links

Commons : Davidson County (North Carolina)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008548. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 26, 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. ^ Davidson County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 47 ′  N , 80 ° 13 ′  W