Gates County

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gates County Courthouse (2009) is one of ten entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Gates County Courthouse (2009) is one of ten entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Gatesville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 148
Gatesville, NC 27938-0148
Foundation : 1778
Made up from: Chowan County
Hertford County
Perquimans County
Area code : 001 252
Demographics
Residents : 10,516  (2000)
Population density : 11.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 895 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Gates County within North Carolina
Website : www.albemarle-nc.com/gates

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

geography

The county is located in northeast North Carolina, borders Virginia to the north and has an area of ​​895 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Camden County , Pasquotank County , Perquimans County , Chowan County, and Hertford County .

Gates County is divided into seven townships : Gatesville, Hall, Haslett, Holly Grove, Hunters Mill, Mintonsville, and Reynoldson.

history

Gates County was formed in 1778 from parts of Chowan County, Hertford County, and Perquimans County. It was named, like the district capital Gatesville, after Horatio Gates , a commanding general of the US Army at the Battle of Saratoga .

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 2, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 5392 -
1800 5881 9.1%
1810 5965 1.4%
1820 6837 14.6%
1830 7806 14.2%
1840 8161 4.5%
1850 8426 3.2%
1860 8443 0.2%
1870 7724 -8.5%
1880 8897 15.2%
1890 10,252 15.2%
1900 10,413 1.6%
1910 10,455 0.4%
1920 10,537 0.8%
1930 10,551 0.1%
1940 10,060 -4.7%
1950 9555 -5%
1960 9254 -3.2%
1970 8524 -7.9%
1980 8875 4.1%
1990 9305 4.8%
2000 10,516 13%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Gates County had 10,516 people in 3,901 households and 2,933 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 59.08 percent white, 39.18 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.77 percent of the population.

Of the 3,901 households, 34.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers and 24.8 percent were non-families. 21.7 percent were single households and 11.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09 people.

26.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 96.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 92.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,647, and the median income for a family is $ 41,511. Males had a median income of $ 32,227 versus $ 21,014 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,963. 17.0 percent of the population and 14.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 17.9 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 26.2 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1026126. 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. 111 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 2, 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. ^ Gates County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 26 ′  N , 76 ° 42 ′  W