Person County

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Person County Courthouse (2008), one of twelve entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Person County Courthouse (2008), one of twelve entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Roxboro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
304 S Morgan Street
Roxboro, NC 27573-5245
Foundation : 1791
Made up from: Caswell County
Area code : 001 336
Demographics
Residents : 35,623  (2000)
Population density : 35.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1047 km²
Water surface : 31 km²
map
Map of Person County within North Carolina
Website : www.personcounty.net

Person County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Roxboro , named after the town of Roxburgh in Scotland .

geography

The county is located in northern North Carolina, bordering Virginia, and has an area of ​​1047 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Granville County , Durham County , Orange County , Caswell County, and Halifax County in Virginia.

Person County is divided into nine townships : Allensville, Bushy Fork, Cunningham, Flat River, Holloway, Mount Tirzah, Olive Hill, Roxboro, and Woodsdale.

history

Person County was formed from parts of Caswell County in 1791. It was named after Thomas Person , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

Twelve buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1800 6402 -
1810 6642 3.7%
1820 9020 35.8%
1830 10,027 11.2%
1840 7346 -26.7%
1850 10,781 46.8%
1860 11,221 4.1%
1870 11,170 -0.5%
1880 13,719 22.8%
1890 15,151 10.4%
1900 16,685 10.1%
1910 17,356 4%
1920 18,973 9.3%
1930 22,039 16.2%
1940 25,029 13.6%
1950 24,361 -2.7%
1960 26,394 8.3%
1970 25,914 -1.8%
1980 29,164 12.5%
1990 30,180 3.5%
2000 35,623 18%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Person County had 35,623 people in 14,085 households and 10,113 families. The population density was 35 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.79 percent white, 28.21 percent African American, 0.61 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.37 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,085 households, 31.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.8 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.8 percent were single mothers and 28.2 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent were single households and 10.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95 people.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 93.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 90.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 37,159 US dollars and the median income for a family was 44,598 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,970 versus $ 22,804 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,709. 12.0 percent of the population and 9.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 14.9 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years and 17.3 percent are 65 years or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008577. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 13, 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. ↑ Person County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 23 ′  N , 78 ° 59 ′  W