Randolph County, North Carolina

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Randolph County Courthouse, North Carolina (2013), one of 20 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Randolph County Courthouse, North Carolina (2013), one of 20 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Asheboro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 4728
Asheboro, NC 27204-4728
Foundation : 1779
Made up from: Guilford County
Area code : 001 336
Demographics
Residents : 130,454  (2000)
Population density : 64 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2046 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Randolph County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.randolph.nc.us

Randolph County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Asheboro , named after Governor Samuel Ashe .

geography

The county is located just west of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of ​​2046 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Guilford County , Alamance County , Chatham County , Moore County , Montgomery County, and Davidson Counties .

Randolph County is divided into 22 townships : Asheboro, Archdale, Back Creek, Brower, Cedar Grove, Coleridge, Columbia, Concord, Farmer, Franklinville, Grant, Level Cross, Liberty, New Hope, New Market, Pleasant Grove, Providence, Randleman, Richland, Tabernacle, Trinity and Union.

history

Randolph County was formed in 1779 from parts of Guilford County. It was named after Peyton Randolph , the first president of the Continental Congress .

A total of 20 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 15, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 7276 -
1800 9234 26.9%
1810 10.112 9.5%
1820 11,331 12.1%
1830 12,406 9.5%
1840 12,875 3.8%
1850 15,832 23%
1860 16,793 6.1%
1870 17,551 4.5%
1880 20,836 18.7%
1890 25.195 20.9%
1900 28,232 12.1%
1910 29,491 4.5%
1920 30,856 4.6%
1930 36,259 17.5%
1940 44,554 22.9%
1950 50,804 14%
1960 61,497 21%
1970 76,358 24.2%
1980 91,728 20.1%
1990 106,546 16.2%
2000 130.454 22.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Randolph County had 130,454 people in 50,659 households and 37,335 families. The population density was 64 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.20 percent white, 5.63 percent African American, 0.45 percent Native American, 0.64 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.01 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.06 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.63 percent of the population.

Of the 50,659 households, 33.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 percent of these were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 26.3 percent were non-families. 22.5 percent were single households and 8.6 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 31.3 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For all females there were 97.8 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,348, and the median income for a family is $ 44,369. Males had a median income of $ 30,575 versus $ 22,503 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,236. 9.1 percent of the population and 6.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 11.6 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.5 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

Commons : Randolph County, North Carolina  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008580. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 15, 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. ↑ Randolph County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 43 ′  N , 79 ° 49 ′  W