Graham County, North Carolina

administration
Graham County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Robbinsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 575 Robbinsville, NC 28771-0575
Foundation :	1872
Made up from:	Cherokee County
Area code :	001 828
Demographics
Residents :	7993 (2000)
Population density :	10.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	781 km²
Water surface :	25 km²
map

Website : www.main.nc.us/graham

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

geography

The county is located almost in the far west of North Carolina, bordering Tennessee , is about 40 km from Georgia in the south and has an area of 781 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Swain County , Macon County, and Cherokee Counties .

Graham County is divided into three townships : Cheoah, Stecoah, and Yellow Creek.

history

Graham County was formed on January 30, 1872 from parts of Cherokee County. It was named after William Alexander Graham , a governor and US senator .

The Cheoah Hydroelectric Development (2016) is one of six entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

Six 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%
1880	2335	-
1890	3313	41.9%
1900	4343	31.1%
1910	4749	9.3%
1920	4872	2.6%
1930	5841	19.9%
1940	6418	9.9%
1950	6886	7.3%
1960	6432	-6.6%
1970	6562	2%
1980	7217	10%
1990	7196	-0.3%
2000	7993	11.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Graham County had 7,993 people in 3,354 households and 2,411 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.91 percent white, 0.19 percent African American, 6.84 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.75 percent of the population.

Of the 3,354 households, 27.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.8 percent of these were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 28.1 percent were non-families. 26.0 percent were single households and 12.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82 people.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.5 percent between 45 and 64, and 18.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For all females there were 95.3 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 92.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,645, and the median income for a family is $ 32,750. Males had a median income of $ 24,207 versus women of $ 18,668. The per capita income was $ 14,237. 19.5 percent of the population and 14.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 24.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008555. 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 , p. 116 .
↑ 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
^ Graham County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.35 -83.83Coordinates: 35 ° 21 ′ N , 83 ° 50 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008555. 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. 116 .

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