Pitt County

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Pitt County Courthouse, one of 30 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Pitt County Courthouse , one of 30 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Greenville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1717 West Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27834-1601
Foundation : 1760
Made up from: Beaufort County
Area code : 001 252
Demographics
Residents : 133,798  (2000)
Population density : 79.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1696 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Pitt County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.pitt.nc.us

Pitt County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Greenville , named after Nathanael Greene , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

geography

The county is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,696 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Martin County , Beaufort County , Craven County , Lenoir County , Greene County , Wilson County, and Edgecombe Counties .

Pitt County is divided into 15 townships : Arthur, Ayden, Belvoir, Bethel, Carolina, Chicod, Falkland, Farmville, Fountain, Greenville, Grifton, Grimesland, Pactolus, Swift Creek, and Winterville.

history

Pitt County was formed on November 25, 1760 from parts of Beaufort County. It was named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham , a British statesman and Prime Minister.

A total of 30 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 14, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 8275 -
1800 9084 9.8%
1810 9169 0.9%
1820 10,001 9.1%
1830 12.093 20.9%
1840 11.806 -2.4%
1850 13,397 13.5%
1860 16,080 20%
1870 17,276 7.4%
1880 21,794 26.2%
1890 25,519 17.1%
1900 30,889 21%
1910 36,340 17.6%
1920 45,569 25.4%
1930 54,466 19.5%
1940 61,244 12.4%
1950 63,789 4.2%
1960 69,942 9.6%
1970 73,900 5.7%
1980 90.146 22%
1990 107.924 19.7%
2000 133,798 24%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Pitt County had 133,798 people in 52,539 households and 32,258 families. The population density was 79 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 62.08 percent white, 33.65 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 1.08 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.80 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.15 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 52,539 households, 29.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.4 percent of these were married couples living together, 14.4 percent were single mothers and 38.6 percent were non-families. 28.3 percent were single households and 7.3 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 17.5 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 29.9 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 19.4 percent between 45 and 64 years, and 9.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For all females there were 90.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 86.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 32,868 US dollars and the median income for a family was 43,971 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,962 versus $ 25,290 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,243. 20.3 percent of the population and 13.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 21.6 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.2 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008578. 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. 244 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 14, 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. ↑ Pitt County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 35 ′  N , 77 ° 23 ′  W