Northampton County, North Carolina

administration
Northampton County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Jackson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 808 Jackson, NC 27845-0808
Foundation :	1741
Made up from:	Bertie County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	22,086 (2000)
Population density :	15.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1426 km²
Water surface :	37 km²
map

Website : www.northamptonnc.com

Northampton County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Jackson , named after the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson .

geography

The county is located in northeast North Carolina, borders Virginia to the north and has an area of 1,426 square kilometers, of which 37 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hertford County , Bertie County , Halifax County, and Warren Counties .

Northampton County is divided into seven townships : Gaston, Garysburg, Jackson, Rich Square, Seaboard, and Conway.

history

Northampton County was formed in 1741 from parts of Bertie County. It was named after James Crompton, 5th Earl of Northampton .

The Northampton County Courthouse Square is (2017) one of 16 entries of the county in National Register of Historic Places .

16 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 10, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	9981	-
1800	12,353	23.8%
1810	13,082	5.9%
1820	13,242	1.2%
1830	13,391	1.1%
1840	13,369	-0.2%
1850	13,335	-0.3%
1860	13,372	0.3%
1870	14,746	10.3%
1880	20,032	35.8%
1890	21,242	6%
1900	21,150	-0.4%
1910	22,323	5.5%
1920	23,184	3.9%
1930	27,161	17.2%
1940	28,299	4.2%
1950	28,432	0.5%
1960	26,811	-5.7%
1970	24.009	-10.5%
1980	22,584	-5.9%
1990	20,798	-7.9%
2000	22,086	6.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Northampton County had 22,086 people in 8,691 households and 5,953 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 39.09 percent white, 59.43 percent African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 8,691 households, 27.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.5 percent of these were married couples living together, 18.3 percent were single mothers and 31.5 percent were non-families. 28.4 percent were single households and 13.2 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64, and 17.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For all females there were 92.0 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 88.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 26,652 US dollars and the median income for a family was 34,648 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,970 versus $ 21,183 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,413. 21.3 percent of the population and 17.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 29.8 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 21.5 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008575. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 10, 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
^ Northampton County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.42 -77.4Coordinates: 36 ° 25 ′ N , 77 ° 24 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008575. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 10, 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] Northampton County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .