Greene County, North Carolina

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administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Snow Hill
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
229 Kingold Blvd
Snow Hill, NC 28580-1331
Foundation : 1791
Made up from: Dobbs County
Area code : 001 252
Demographics
Residents : 18,974  (2000)
Population density : 27.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 689 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Greene County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.greene.nc.us

Greene County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Snow Hill .

geography

The county is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of ​​689 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pitt County , Lenoir County , Wayne County, and Wilson County .

Greene County is divided into nine townships : Bull Head, Carrs, Hookerton, Jason, Olds, Ormonds, Shine, Snow Hill and Speights Bridge.

history

Greene County was formed in 1791 from the former Dobbs County as Glasgow County. In 1799 it was renamed Greene County after Nathaniel Greene , a major general in the American Revolutionary War .

Twelve 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%
1790 6803 -
1800 4218 -38%
1810 4867 15.4%
1820 4533 -6.9%
1830 6413 41.5%
1840 6595 2.8%
1850 6619 0.4%
1860 7925 19.7%
1870 8687 9.6%
1880 10,037 15.5%
1890 10,039 0%
1900 12,038 19.9%
1910 13,083 8.7%
1920 16,212 23.9%
1930 18,656 15.1%
1940 18,548 -0.6%
1950 18,024 -2.8%
1960 16,741 -7.1%
1970 14,967 -10.6%
1980 16,117 7.7%
1990 15,384 -4.5%
2000 18,974 23.3%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Greene County had 18,974 people in 6,696 households and 4,955 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 51.83 percent white, 41.21 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 5.75 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.80 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.96 percent of the population.

Of the 6,696 households, 34.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.1 percent of these were married couples living together, 17.3 percent were single mothers and 26.0 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 10.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09 people.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For all females there were 105.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 103.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,074, and the median income for a family is $ 36,419. Males had a median income of $ 27,048 versus $ 21,351 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,452. 20.2 percent of the population and 16.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 28.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.5 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 1008557. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 2, 2018.
  3. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  6. ^ Greene County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 77 ° 41 ′  W