Lee County, North Carolina

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Johnston County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 79001729 [1]
Johnston County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 79001729
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Sanford
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1968
Sanford, NC 27331-1968
Foundation : 1907
Made up from: Chatham County
Moore County
Area code : 001 919
Demographics
Residents : 49,040  (2000)
Population density : 73.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 672 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Lee County within North Carolina
Website : www.leecountync.com

Lee County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Sanford , which was named after the railroad engineer CO Sanford . The county is named after General Robert Edward Lee .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of North Carolina and covers an area of ​​672 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Chatham County , Harnett County, and Moore County .

Lee County is divided into seven numbered townships : 1 (Greenwood), 2 (Jonesboro), 3 (Cape Fear), 4 (Deep River), 5 (East Sanford), 6 (West Sanford), and 7 (Pocket).

A total of 17 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 11,376 -
1920 13,400 17.8%
1930 16,996 26.8%
1940 18,743 10.3%
1950 23,522 25.5%
1960 26,561 12.9%
1970 30,467 14.7%
1980 36,718 20.5%
1990 41,374 12.7%
2000 49,040 18.5%
1900-1990

2000

According to the 2000 census , Lee County had 49,040 people in 18,466 households and 13,369 families. The population density was 74 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 70.03 percent white, 20.46 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.67 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 7.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.06 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.65 percent of the population.

Of the 18,466 households, 33.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.4 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent were single households and 8.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.0 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For all females there were 97.5 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 38,900  , and the median income for a family is $ 45,373. Males had a median income of $ 32,780 versus $ 23,660 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,147. 12.8 percent of the population and 9.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.2 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008567. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  6. ↑ Lee County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′  N , 79 ° 10 ′  W