Pamlico County

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Bayboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 776 Bayboro, NC 28515-0776
Foundation :	1872
Made up from:	Beaufort County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	12,934  (2000)
Population density :	14.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1467 km²
Water surface :	594 km²
map
Website : www.co.pamlico.nc.us

Pamlico County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Bayboro , named after its location on the Bay River .

geography

The county is located in eastern North Carolina, is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the offshore peninsulas and has an area of ​​1,467 square kilometers, of which 594 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Beaufort County , Hyde County , Carteret County, and Craven County .

history

Pamlico County was formed in 1872 from parts of Beaufort County. It was named after an Indian tribe.

The China Grove (2014)

One of the county's buildings is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 11, 2018), the China Grove plantation .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	6328		-
1890	7146		12.9%
1900	8045		12.6%
1910	9966		23.9%
1920	9060		-9.1%
1930	9299		2.6%
1940	9706		4.4%
1950	9993		3%
1960	9850		-1.4%
1970	9467		-3.9%
1980	10,398		9.8%
1990	11,372		9.4%
2000	12,934		13.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Pamlico County had 12,934 people in 5,178 households and 3,717 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.17 percent white, 24.57 percent African American, 0.53 percent Native American, 0.38 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.59 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.32 percent of the population.

Of the 5,178 households, 25.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers and 28.2 percent were non-families. 25% were single households and 12.1% had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81 people.

21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44 years, 28 percent between 45 and 64, and 18.8 percent were 65 years old or older . The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 99.8 men.

The median income for a household in the city was US $ 34,084, and the median income for a family was US $ 41,659. Men had a median income of US $ 31,806 versus US $ 21,344 for women. The per capita income was US $ 18,005. 15.3 percent of the population and 11.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 24.2 percent of them were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.4 percent were 65 years of age or older.

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1023355. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 11, 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. ^ Pamlico County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 9 ′  N , 76 ° 40 ′  W