Mecklenburg County (North Carolina)
Mecklenburg County Courthouse , listed in the NRHP with the number 79001734 |
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US state : | North Carolina |
Administrative headquarters : | Charlotte |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202-0000 |
Foundation : | 1762 |
Made up from: | Anson County |
Area code : | 001 704 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 969,031 (2012) |
Population density : | 711 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1415 km² |
Water surface : | 52 km² |
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Website : www.charmeck.org/MecklenburgCountyNC/HoMe.htm |
Mecklenburg County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . In 2012 , the county had 969,031 residents and a population density of over 700 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Charlotte .
geography
The county is located in southwest North Carolina, borders South Carolina to the south and has an area of 1,415 square kilometers, of which 52 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Iredell County , Cabarrus County , Union County , Gaston County, and Lincoln County .
Mecklenburg County is divided into 15 numbered townships : 1 (Charlotte), 2 (Berryhill), 3 (Steele Creek), 4 (Sharon), 5 (Providence), 6 (Clear Creek), 7 (Crab Orchard), 8 (Mallard Creek), 9 (Deweese), 10 (Lemley), 11 (Long Creek), 12 (Paw Creek), 13 (Morning Star), 14 (Pineville), and 15 (Huntersville).
history
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from parts of Anson County. It was named, like the district capital Charlotte, after Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz , the wife of King George III. of Great Britain . In 1769 Tryon County was split off.
On January 19, 1994, a partnership agreement was concluded between the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Mecklenburg County .
100 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 4, 2018).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 11,395 | - | |
1800 | 10,439 | -8.4% | |
1810 | 14,272 | 36.7% | |
1820 | 16,895 | 18.4% | |
1830 | 20,073 | 18.8% | |
1840 | 18,273 | -9% | |
1850 | 13,914 | -23.9% | |
1860 | 17,374 | 24.9% | |
1870 | 24,299 | 39.9% | |
1880 | 34,175 | 40.6% | |
1890 | 42,673 | 24.9% | |
1900 | 55,268 | 29.5% | |
1910 | 67,031 | 21.3% | |
1920 | 80,695 | 20.4% | |
1930 | 127.971 | 58.6% | |
1940 | 151,826 | 18.6% | |
1950 | 197.052 | 29.8% | |
1960 | 272.111 | 38.1% | |
1970 | 354,656 | 30.3% | |
1980 | 404.270 | 14% | |
1990 | 511,433 | 26.5% | |
2000 | 695.454 | 36% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
According to the 2000 census , there were 695,454 people in Mecklenburg County. 15,412 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 273,416 households and 174,986 families. The population density was 510 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.02 percent white , 27.87 percent African American , 0.35 percent Native American , 3.15 percent Asian , 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 3.01 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.55 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.45 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 273,416 households, 32.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.7 percent of these were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers and 36.0 percent were non-families. 27.6 percent were single households and 5.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 36.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 8.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 93.6 men.
The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,579 , and the median income for a family was $ 60,608. Males had a median income of $ 40,934 versus $ 30,100 for women. The per capita income was $ 27,352. 9.2 percent of the population and 6.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 11.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008570. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 202 .
- ↑ Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania government portal ( memento from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - cooperation with Mecklenburg County, accessed on July 9, 2015
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 4, 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
- ↑ Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 35 ° 15 ′ N , 80 ° 50 ′ W