Guilford County

administration
Guilford County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Greensboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 3427 Greensboro, NC 27402-3427
Foundation :	1770
Made up from:	Rowan County
Area code :	001 336
Demographics
Residents :	421,048 (2000)
Population density :	250.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1703 km²
Water surface :	21 km²
map

Website : www.co.guilford.nc.us

Guilford County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Greensboro , named after Nathaniel Greene , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of North Carolina, is about 40 km to the north from Virginia and has an area of 1,703 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rockingham County , Alamance County , Randolph County , Davidson County, and Forsyth County .

Guilford County is divided into 18 townships : Bruce, Center Grove, Clay, Deep River, Fentress, Friendship, Gilmer, Greene, High Point, Jamestown, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Morehead, Oak Ridge, Rock Creek, Sumner and Washington.

history

Guilford County was formed on April 1, 1771 from parts of Rowan County. It was named after Francis North, 1st Earl Guilford .

Equestrian statue of General Nathanael Greene (2015) in the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

The county has a National Military Park , the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park . Another location in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Blandwood Mansion and Gardens . A total of 107 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	7191	-
1800	9442	31.3%
1810	11,420	20.9%
1820	14,511	27.1%
1830	18,737	29.1%
1840	19,175	2.3%
1850	19,751	3%
1860	20,056	1.5%
1870	21,736	8.4%
1880	23,585	8.5%
1890	28.052	18.9%
1900	39,074	39.3%
1910	60,497	54.8%
1920	79.272	31%
1930	133.010	67.8%
1940	153.916	15.7%
1950	191.057	24.1%
1960	246,520	29%
1970	288,590	17.1%
1980	317.154	9.9%
1990	347.420	9.5%
2000	421.048	21.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Guilford County had 421,048 people in 168,667 households and 109,802 families. The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.53 percent white, 29.27 percent African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 2.44 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.81 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.45 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80 percent of the population.

Of the 168,667 households, 30.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.4 percent were single mothers and 34.9 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent were single households and 8.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 11.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For all females there were 92.0 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 88.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 42,618, and the median income for a family is $ 52,638. Males had a median income of $ 35,940 versus $ 27,092 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,340. 10.6 percent of the population and 7.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 13.8 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 9.9 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008558. 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. 416 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 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
^ Guilford County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.08 -79.79Coordinates: 36 ° 5 ′ N , 79 ° 47 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008558. 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. 416 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 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] Guilford County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .