Rockingham County, North Carolina

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Rockingham County Courthouse
Rockingham County Courthouse
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Wentworth
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Government Center
371 NC 65
Wentworth, NC 27375-0206
Foundation : 1785
Made up from: Guilford County
Area code : 001 336
Demographics
Residents : 91,928  (2000)
Population density : 62.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1482 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Rockingham County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.rockingham.nc.us

Rockingham County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Wentworth .

geography

The county is located in northern North Carolina, bordering Virginia and has an area of ​​1,482 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Caswell County , Guilford County, and Stokes Counties .

Rockingham Count is divided into eleven townships : Huntsville, Leaksville, Madison, Mayo, New Bethel, Price, Reidsville, Ruffin, Simpsonville, Wentworth and Williamsburg.

history

Rockingham County was formed in 1785 from parts of Guilford County. Like the district capital Wentworth, it was named after Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham , a British politician and Prime Minister.

The Gov. David S. Reid House (1971) is one of 45 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

45 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 6187 -
1800 8277 33.8%
1810 10,316 24.6%
1820 11,474 11.2%
1830 12,935 12.7%
1840 13,442 3.9%
1850 14,495 7.8%
1860 16,746 15.5%
1870 15,708 -6.2%
1880 21,744 38.4%
1890 25,363 16.6%
1900 33.163 30.8%
1910 36,442 9.9%
1920 44,149 21.1%
1930 51,083 15.7%
1940 57,898 13.3%
1950 64,816 11.9%
1960 69,629 7.4%
1970 72.402 4%
1980 83,426 15.2%
1990 86.064 3.2%
2000 91,928 6.8%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Rockingham County had a population of 91,928 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 1,186 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 36,989 households and 26,188 families. The population density was 63 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.33 percent white, 19.57 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.69 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.83 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.07 percent of the population.

Of the 36,989 households, 30.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 12.8 percent were single mothers and 29.2 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 93.3 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 89.8 men.

The median income for a household in the year was $ 33,784 and that of a family was $ 40,821. Males had a median income of $ 30,479 versus $ 22,437 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,120. 12.8 percent of the population and 10.2 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 16.3 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 15.5 percent of those aged 65 and over.

See also

Web links

Commons : Rockingham County (North Carolina)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008582. 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. ↑ Rockingham County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 24 ′  N , 79 ° 47 ′  W