Durham County, North Carolina

administration
Durham County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Durham
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Government Complex 200 E Main Street Durham, NC 27701-3649
Foundation :	1881
Made up from:	Orange County Wake County
Area code :	001 919
Demographics
Residents :	223,314 (2000)
Population density :	297 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	771 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map

Website : www.co.durham.nc.us

Durham County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Durham on the Eno River .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of North Carolina, is about 40 km to the north from Virginia and has an area of 771 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Person County , Granville County , Wake County , Chatham County, and Orange County .

Durham County is divided into six townships : Carr, Durham, Lebanon, Mangum, Oak Grove, and Triangle.

history

Durham County was formed on February 28, 1881 from parts of Orange County and Wake County. It was named after Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham , a large landowner who donated land for the train station around which the city of Durham grew.

The Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory (2010) is one of four National Historic Landmarks in the county.

There are four National Historic Landmarks in the county , two of which are former tobacco factories. 80 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 2, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	18,041	-
1900	26,233	45.4%
1910	35,276	34.5%
1920	42,219	19.7%
1930	67,196	59.2%
1940	80.244	19.4%
1950	101,639	26.7%
1960	111.995	10.2%
1970	132,681	18.5%
1980	152.785	15.2%
1990	181,835	19%
2000	223.314	22.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Durham County had 223,314 people in 89,015 households and 54,032 families. The population density was 297 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 50.91 percent white, 39.46 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 3.29 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.21 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.80 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.63 percent of the population.

Of the 89,015 households, 29.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 14.8 percent were single mothers and 39.3 percent were non-families. 30.0 percent were single households and 7.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 12.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 34.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For all females there were 93.0 males. For all women aged 18 or over, there were 89.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 43,337 , and the median income for a family is $ 53,223. Males had a median income of $ 35,939 versus $ 30,683 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,156. 13.4 percent of the population and 9.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 17.2 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 12.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008550. 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 , pp. 90, 91 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 2, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 2, 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
^ Durham County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

36.04 -78.87Coordinates: 36 ° 2 ′ N , 78 ° 52 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008550. 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 , pp. 90, 91 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 2, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 2, 2018.

[5] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[8] Durham County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .