New Hanover County

New Hanover County Courthouse
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Wilmington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 320 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28401-4068
Foundation :	1729
Made up from:	Bath County
Area code :	001 910
Demographics
Residents :	202,667  (2010)
Population density :	393.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	849 km²
Water surface :	334 km²
map
Website : www.nhcgov.com

New Hanover County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Wilmington , which was named after the Earl of Wilmington .

geography

The county is located in southeast North Carolina, borders the Atlantic Ocean , is approximately 60 km from South Carolina in the southwest and has an area of ​​849 square kilometers, of which 334 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pender County and Brunswick Counties .

New Hanover County is divided into five townships : Cape Fear, Federal Point, Harnett, Masonboro, and Wilmington.

history

New Hanover County was formed in 1729 from parts of the now defunct Bath County. It was named after the royal family in England who were members of the House of Hanover .

The USS North Carolina (2006)

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , Fort Fisher and the battleship USS North Carolina . A total of 29 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 9, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	6831		-
1800	7060		3.4%
1810	11,465		62.4%
1820	10,866		-5.2%
1830	10,959		0.9%
1840	13,312		21.5%
1850	17,668		32.7%
1860	21,715		22.9%
1870	27,978		28.8%
1880	21,376		-23.6%
1890	24,026		12.4%
1900	25,785		7.3%
1910	32,037		24.2%
1920	40,620		26.8%
1930	43,010		5.9%
1940	47,935		11.5%
1950	63.272		32%
1960	71,742		13.4%
1970	82.996		15.7%
1980	103,471		24.7%
1990	120.284		16.2%
2000	160.307		33.3%
2010	202,667		26.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , New Hanover County had 202,667 people in 86,046 households and 49,980 families. The population density was 393.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 79.1 percent white, 14.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.4 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3 percent of the population.

Of the 86,046 households, 17.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.2 percent of all households were married couples living together, 6.8 percent were single mothers. 30.7 percent were single households and 23.6 percent had people 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the 48,553 US dollars .

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1026329. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ 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. 221 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 9, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 9, 2018.
5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
7. ↑ Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000. (PDF; 217.6 kB) In: Census.gov . United States Census Bureau , April 2, 2001, p. 7 , accessed December 22, 2015 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau , accessed December 22, 2015 . 

Coordinates: 34 ° 11 ′  N , 77 ° 52 ′  W