Sampson County
Sampson County Courthouse |
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US state : | North Carolina |
Administrative headquarters : | Clinton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Administration Building 435 Rowan Road Clinton, NC 28328-4729 |
Foundation : | 1784 |
Made up from: | Duplin County |
Area code : | 001 910 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 60,161 (2000) |
Population density : | 24.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2454 km² |
Water surface : | 5 km² |
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Website : www.sampsonnc.com |
Sampson County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Clinton , named after Richard Clinton , on whose land the place was built.
geography
The county is located in central southeast North Carolina, about 60 km to the southeast from the Atlantic Ocean , about 70 km to the southwest from South Carolina and has an area of 2,454 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Johnston County , Wayne County , Duplin County , Pender County , Bladen County , Cumberland County, and Harnett Counties .
Sampson County is divided into 19 townships : Belvoir, Dismal, Franklin, Halls, Herring, Honeycutt, Lisbon, Little Coharie, McDaniels, Mingo, Newton Grove, North Clinton, Piney Grove, Plain View, South Clinton, South River, Taylors Bridge, Turkey and Westbrook.
history
Sampson County was formed in 1784 from parts of Duplin County. It was named after John Sampson , a member of the British House of Commons .
50 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 6065 | - | |
1800 | 6719 | 10.8% | |
1810 | 6620 | -1.5% | |
1820 | 8908 | 34.6% | |
1830 | 11,634 | 30.6% | |
1840 | 12,157 | 4.5% | |
1850 | 14,585 | 20% | |
1860 | 16,624 | 14% | |
1870 | 16,436 | -1.1% | |
1880 | 22,894 | 39.3% | |
1890 | 25.096 | 9.6% | |
1900 | 26,380 | 5.1% | |
1910 | 29,982 | 13.7% | |
1920 | 36.002 | 20.1% | |
1930 | 40,082 | 11.3% | |
1940 | 47,440 | 18.4% | |
1950 | 49,780 | 4.9% | |
1960 | 48.013 | -3.5% | |
1970 | 44,954 | -6.4% | |
1980 | 49,687 | 10.5% | |
1990 | 47.297 | -4.8% | |
2000 | 60.161 | 27.2% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Sampson County had 60,161 people in 22,273 households and 16,214 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 59.76 percent white, 29.95 percent African American, 1.81 percent Native American, 0.31 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 6.95 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.13 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.77 percent of the population.
Of the 22,273 households, 33.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.6 percent of these were married couples living together, 14.3 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent were single households and 10.2 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09 people.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For all females there were 98.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.9 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,793, and the median income for a family is $ 38,072. Males had a median income of $ 26,806 versus women of $ 20,657. The per capita income was $ 14,976. 17.6 percent of the population and 13.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 21.5 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 21.5 percent are 65 years of age or older.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1026131. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 15, 2018.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ^ Sampson County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′ N , 78 ° 22 ′ W