Hyde County, North Carolina

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Swan Quarter
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 188 Swanquarter, NC 27885-0188
Foundation :	1705
Made up from:	Wickham County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	5826 (2000)
Population density :	3.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3688 km²
Water surface :	2101 km²
map

Website : www.hydecounty.org

Hyde County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Swanquarter .

geography

The county is located in eastern North Carolina, separated from the Atlantic by the offshore peninsulas , and has an area of 3688 square kilometers, of which 2101 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tyrrell County , Carteret County , Pamlico County , Beaufort County, and Washington County .

Hyde County is divided into five townships : Currituck, Fairfield, Lake Landing, Ocracoke, and Swan Quarter.

history

Hyde County was formed in 1705 from the former Wickham County. It was named after the governor Edward Hyde .

The Ocracoke Light Station (2014) is one of ten entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	4120	-
1800	4829	17.2%
1810	6029	24.8%
1820	4967	-17.6%
1830	6184	24.5%
1840	6458	4.4%
1850	7036	9%
1860	7732	9.9%
1870	6445	-16.6%
1880	7765	20.5%
1890	8903	14.7%
1900	9278	4.2%
1910	8840	-4.7%
1920	8386	-5.1%
1930	8550	2%
1940	7860	-8.1%
1950	6479	-17.6%
1960	5765	-11%
1970	5571	-3.4%
1980	5873	5.4%
1990	5411	-7.9%
2000	5826	7.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Hyde County had 5,826 people in 2,185 households and 1,433 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 62.65 percent white, 35.07 percent African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.36 percent Asian and 0.84 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.25 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,185 households, 26.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.7 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.1 percent were single mothers and 34.4 percent were non-families. 30.6 percent were single households and 13.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

20.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For all females there were 112.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over, there were 115.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,444, and the median income for a family is $ 35,558. Males had a median income of $ 25,216 versus $ 20,482 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,164. 15.4 percent of the population and 10.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 19.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 23.0 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Hyde County, North Carolina - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008564. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 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
^ Hyde County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.41 -76.15Coordinates: 35 ° 25 ′ N , 76 ° 9 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008564. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 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] Hyde County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .