Johnston County, North Carolina

administration
Johnston County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Smithfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1049 Smithfield, NC 27577-1049
Foundation :	1746
Made up from:	Craven County
Area code :	001 919
Demographics
Residents :	121,965 (2000)
Population density :	59.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2061 km²
Water surface :	10 km²
map

Website : www.co.johnston.nc.us

Johnston County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 121,965 people and a population density of 59 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Smithfield , named after John Smith , who donated the land to the founding of the city.

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of 2061 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Nash County , Wilson County , Wayne County , Sampson County , Harnett County, and Wake County .

Johnston County is divided into 17 townships : Banner, Bentonville, Beulah, Boon Hill, Clayton, Cleveland, Elevation, Ingrams, Meadow, Micro, O'Neals, Pine Level, Pleasant Grove, Selma, Smithfield, Wilders and Wilson Mills.

history

Johnston County was formed in 1746 from parts of Craven County. It was named after Gabriel Johnston , the governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752.

The Harper House (2009) on the Bentonville Battlefield . The house is one of 35 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Bentonville Battlefield , where the Battle of Bentonville took place. A total of 35 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	5634	-
1800	6301	11.8%
1810	6867	9%
1820	9607	39.9%
1830	10,938	13.9%
1840	10,599	-3.1%
1850	13,726	29.5%
1860	15,656	14.1%
1870	16,897	7.9%
1880	23,461	38.8%
1890	27,239	16.1%
1900	32,250	18.4%
1910	41,401	28.4%
1920	48,998	18.3%
1930	57,621	17.6%
1940	63,798	10.7%
1950	65.906	3.3%
1960	62,936	-4.5%
1970	61,737	-1.9%
1980	70,599	14.4%
1990	81,306	15.2%
2000	121,965	50%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Johnston County had a population of 121,965. 1,717 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 46,595 households and 33,688 families. The population density was 59 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 78.09 percent white, 15.65 percent African American, 0.41 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.53 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.99 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.74 percent of the population.

Of the 46,595 households, 35.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent of these were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 23.1 percent were single households and 8.6 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 34.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For all females there were 98.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 96.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 40,872 US $ and the median income for a family was $ 48,599. Males had a median income of $ 33,008 versus $ 25,582 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,788. 12.8 percent of the population and 8.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 16.0 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 19.4 percent of those aged 65 and over.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026327. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.
↑ 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
^ Johnston County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.52 -78.37Coordinates: 35 ° 31 ′ N , 78 ° 22 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026327. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

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

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Johnston County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .