Scotland County (North Carolina)

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Laurinburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 489 Laurinburg, NC 28353-0489
Foundation :	1899
Made up from:	Richmond County
Area code :	001 910
Demographics
Residents :	35,998 (2000)
Population density :	43.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	830 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Website : www.scotlandcounty.org

Scotland County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Laurinburg , named after the McLaurin family , early settlers in the area.

geography

The county is located in southern North Carolina, bordering South Carolina and has an area of 830 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Hoke County , Robeson County, and Richmond County .

Scotland County is divided into four townships : Laurel Hill, Spring Hill, Stewartsville and Williamson.

history

Scotland County was formed on February 20, 1899 from parts of Richmond County. It was named after the home of the early settlers , most of whom came from Scotland .

The John Blue House is one of 14 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

A total of 14 structures and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 16, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	12,553	-
1910	15,363	22.4%
1920	15,600	1.5%
1930	20.174	29.3%
1940	23,232	15.2%
1950	26,336	13.4%
1960	25.183	-4.4%
1970	26,929	6.9%
1980	32,273	19.8%
1990	33,754	4.6%
2000	35,998	6.6%
1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Scotland County's population was 35,998. Of these, 977 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 13,399 households and 9,674 families. The population density was 44 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 51.49 percent white, 37.32 percent African American, 8.88 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.46 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.33 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.18 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,399 households, 34.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.1 percent of these were married couples living together, 20.4 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10 people.

28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For all females there were 88.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over, there were 83.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 31,010. that of a family $ 39,178. Males had a median income of $ 31,212 versus $ 23,172 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,693. 20.6 percent of the population and 17.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 29.8 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 17.2 percent of those aged 65 and over.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008585. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ 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. 277 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
^ Scotland County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.84 -79.48Coordinates: 34 ° 50 ′ N , 79 ° 29 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008585. 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. 277 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[6] Scotland County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .