Jacksonville, North Carolina

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Jacksonville
Nickname : Brendin Town
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Location in North Carolina
Basic data
Foundation : 1757
State : United States
State : North Carolina
County : Onslow County
Coordinates : 34 ° 46 ′  N , 77 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 46 ′  N , 77 ° 25 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 67,784 (as of 2016)
187,136 (as of 2016)
Population density : 588.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 117 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of
which 115.2 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 5 m
Postcodes : 28540-28546
Area code : +1 910
FIPS : 37-34200
GNIS ID : 0987502
Website : www.ci.jacksonville.nc.us
Mayor : Sammy Phillips

Jacksonville (even Onslow Courthouse ) is a city and county seat of Onslow County in the US -amerikanischen State North Carolina . In 2016, Jacksonville had 67,784 residents.

geography

Jacksonville is located in the coastal region of the Inner Banks on the estuary of the 80 km long New River. The Atlantic coast is about 15 km as the crow flies from the city center. According to the United States Census Bureau , the urban area covers an area of ​​117 km².

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 66,715 people lived here in 17,175 households and 13,533 families. The population density is 579.1 inhabitants per km². The racial the population is composed of 63.94% White, 23.96% African American , 0.75% Native American , 2.07% Asian , 0.19% Pacific Islander, and 5.42% other ethnic groups . 3.67% are descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 10.05% of the population .

There were 17,175 households out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% of whom were married couples living together, 12.3% were single mothers and 21.2% were non-families. 16.6% consisted of single households and 5.1% had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.18 people.

24.3% of the population were under 18 years old. 36.3% between 18 and 24 years old, 25.9% between 25 and 44 years old, 8.8% between 45 and 64 years, and 4.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 156.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 178.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,544, and the median income for a family was $ 33,763. Males had a median income of $ 17,121 versus $ 19,931 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,237. 14.1% of the population and 12.5% ​​of families are below the poverty line. 18% of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 17.7% are 65 years of age or older.

Visitor day at the Camp Lejeune base

Infrastructure

Jacksonville is one of the largest bases of the US Marine Corps , Camp Lejeune , and the military airport MCAS New River , which both the low average age of the population of nearly 23 years and the most important of the city civilian industry, the retail explains. Albert J. Ellis Airport is 10 miles northwest of Jacksonville .

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Stratton C. and Billie Jean Murrell: Images of America: Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune , Arcadia Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7385-1356-3

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. p250
  2. ↑ Quickfacts: Jacksonville (English) ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ↑ MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Top 25 Youngest