Graham County, North Carolina
Graham County Courthouse |
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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 |
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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 .
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 | |||
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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.
See also
Web links
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 .
Coordinates: 35 ° 21 ′ N , 83 ° 50 ′ W