Jones County, North Carolina

administration
Jones County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Trenton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 340 Trenton, NC 28585-0340
Foundation :	1778
Made up from:	Craven County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	10,381 (2000)
Population density :	8.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1226 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.co.jones.nc.us

Jones County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Trenton , which was named after the Trent River .

geography

The county is located in southeast North Carolina, about 25 km from the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of 1,226 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Craven County , Carteret County , Onslow County , Duplin County, and Lenoir Counties .

Jones County is divided into seven numbered townships : 1 (White Oak), 2 (Pollocksville), 3 (Trenton), 4 (Cypress Creek), 5 (Tuckahoe), 6 (Chinquapine), and 7 (Beaver Creek).

history

Jones County was formed in 1778 from parts of Craven County. It was named after Willie Jones , a leader in the American Revolutionary War .

The Grace Episcopal Church is (2013) one of eight entries in the National Register of Historic Places .

Eight 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	4822	-
1800	4339	-10%
1810	4968	14.5%
1820	5216	5%
1830	5608	7.5%
1840	4945	-11.8%
1850	5038	1.9%
1860	5730	13.7%
1870	5002	-12.7%
1880	7491	49.8%
1890	7403	-1.2%
1900	8226	11.1%
1910	8721	6%
1920	9912	13.7%
1930	10,428	5.2%
1940	10,926	4.8%
1950	11.004	0.7%
1960	11.005	0%
1970	9779	-11.1%
1980	9705	-0.8%
1990	9414	-3%
2000	10,381	10.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Jones County had 10,381 people in 4,061 households and 2,936 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.97 percent white, 35.87 percent African American, 0.36 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.72 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,061 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.2 percent of these were married couples living together, 15.2 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent were single households and 11.4 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 93.0 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 89.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,882, and the median income for a family is $ 35,180. Males had a median income of $ 28,662 versus $ 19,536 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,916. 16.9 percent of the population and 14.2 percent of families are below the poverty line. 22.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.7 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026338. 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
^ Jones County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.01 -77.37Coordinates: 35 ° 1 ′ N , 77 ° 22 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026338. 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] Jones County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .