Onslow County

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Onslow County Courthouse
Onslow County Courthouse
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Jacksonville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
118 Old Bridge Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540-4229
Foundation : 1734
Made up from: Bath County
Area code : 001 910
Demographics
Residents : 150,355  (2000)
Population density : 75.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2353 km²
Water surface : 367 km²
map
Map of Onslow County within North Carolina
Website : www.onslowcountync.gov

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

geography

The county is located in southeastern North Carolina, borders the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​2353 square kilometers, of which 367 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Jones County , Carteret County , Pender County, and Duplin Counties .

Onslow County is divided into five townships : Jacksonville, Richlands, Sneads Ferry, Swansboro, and White Oak.

history

Onslow County was formed on November 23, 1734 from parts of the defunct Bath County. It was named after Arthur Onslow , a Speaker of the British House of Commons from 1728 to 1761.

The Pelletier House (2006) is one of 15 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

A total of 15 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 5387 -
1800 5623 4.4%
1810 6669 18.6%
1820 7016 5.2%
1830 7814 11.4%
1840 7527 -3.7%
1850 8283 10%
1860 8856 6.9%
1870 7569 -14.5%
1880 9829 29.9%
1890 10.303 4.8%
1900 11,940 15.9%
1910 14,125 18.3%
1920 14,703 4.1%
1930 15,289 4%
1940 17,939 17.3%
1950 42,047 134.4%
1960 82,706 96.7%
1970 103.126 24.7%
1980 112,784 9.4%
1990 149,838 32.9%
2000 150.355 0.3%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Onslow County had 150,355 people in 48,122 households and 36,572 families. The population density was 76 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.06 percent white, 18.48 percent African American, 0.74 percent Native American, 1.68 percent Asian, 0.19 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.62 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.22 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.25 percent of the population.

Of the 48,122 households, 42.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers and 24.0 percent were non-families. 18.6 percent were single households and 5.2 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09 people.

26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 23.8 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 14.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 6.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 25 years. For all females there were 123.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over, there were 131.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,756 US dollars and the median income for a family was 36,692 USD. Males had a median income of $ 22,061 versus $ 20,094 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,853. 12.9 percent of the population and 10.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.7 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 14.7 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1026341. 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. 229 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  7. ^ Onslow County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 43 ′  N , 77 ° 25 ′  W