Lenoir County

administration
The Lenoir County Courthouse (2013) is one of 28 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Kinston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 3289 Kinston, NC 28502-3289
Foundation :	1791
Made up from:	Dobbs County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	59,648 (2000)
Population density :	57.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1041 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.co.lenoir.nc.us

Lenoir County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Kinston .

geography

The county is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of 1,041 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Greene County , Pitt County , Craven County , Jones County , Duplin County, and Wayne County .

Lenoir County is divided into 12 townships : Contentnea Neck, Falling Creek, Institute, Kinston, Moseley Hall, Neuse, Pink Hill, Sand Hill, Southwest, Trent, Vance and Woodington.

Kinston Regional Airport is in the county .

history

Lenoir County was formed in 1791 from the now defunct Dobbs County, named after William Lenoir , a general in the American Revolutionary War and hero in the Battle of Kings Mountain .

A total of 28 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%
1800	4005	-
1810	5572	39.1%
1820	6799	22%
1830	7723	13.6%
1840	7605	-1.5%
1850	7828	2.9%
1860	10,220	30.6%
1870	10,434	2.1%
1880	15,344	47.1%
1890	14,879	-3%
1900	18,639	25.3%
1910	22,769	22.2%
1920	29,555	29.8%
1930	35,716	20.8%
1940	41,211	15.4%
1950	45,953	11.5%
1960	55.276	20.3%
1970	55.204	-0.1%
1980	59,819	8.4%
1990	57,274	-4.3%
2000	59,648	4.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Lenoir County had 59,648 people in 23,862 households and 16,178 families. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 56.47 percent white, 40.43 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.88 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.17 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23,862 households, 31.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.4 percent of them were married couples living together, 17.3 percent were single mothers and 32.2 percent were non-families. 28.4 percent were single households and 11.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 90.3 males. For all women aged 18 years or over, there were 84.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,191, and the median income for a family is $ 38,815. Males had a median income of $ 28,879 versus women of $ 21,536. The per capita income was $ 16,744. 16.6 percent of the population and 12.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 22.0 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 18.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Lenoir County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008568. 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
^ Lenoir County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.24 -77.64Coordinates: 35 ° 14 ′ N , 77 ° 38 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008568. 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] Lenoir County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .