Stanly County

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Stanly County Courthouse
Stanly County Courthouse
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Albemarle
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
201 S Second Street
Albemarle, NC 28001-5741
Foundation : 1841
Made up from: Montgomery County
Area code : 001 704
Demographics
Residents : 58,100  (2000)
Population density : 56.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1047 km²
Water surface : 24 km²
map
Map of Stanly County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.stanly.nc.us

Stanly County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Albemarle , which was named after George Monck, Duke of Albemarle .

geography

The county is located just west of the geographic center of North Carolina, is about 40 km to the south from South Carolina and has an area of ​​1,047 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Rowan County , Montgomery County , Anson County , Union County, and Cabarrus County .

Stanly County is divided into ten townships : Almond, Big Lick, Center, Endy, Furr, Harris, North Albemarle, Ridenhour, South Albemarle, and Tyson.

history

Stanly County was formed in 1841 from parts of Montgomery County. It was named after the politician John Stanly , a member of the North Carolina House of Commons and a member of the House of Representatives .

The Marks House (2007) is one of 13 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Hardaway Site archeological site . A total of 13 buildings 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%
1850 6922 -
1860 7801 12.7%
1870 8315 6.6%
1880 10,505 26.3%
1890 12,136 15.5%
1900 15,220 25.4%
1910 19,909 30.8%
1920 27,429 37.8%
1930 30,216 10.2%
1940 32,834 8.7%
1950 37,130 13.1%
1960 40,873 10.1%
1970 42,822 4.8%
1980 48,517 13.3%
1990 51,765 6.7%
2000 58,100 12.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Stanly County had 58,100 people in 22,223 households and 16,156 families. The population density was 57 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.67 percent white, 11.46 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 1.81 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.01 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.79 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.13 percent of the population.

Of the 22,223 households, 32.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent of them were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers and 27.3 percent were non-families. 24.3 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For all females there were 97.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 94.7 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 36,898, and the median income for a family is $ 43,956. Males had a median income of $ 31,444 versus $ 21,585 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,825. 10.7 percent of the population and 8.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 14.1 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1025844. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 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. ^ Stanly County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 35 ° 19 ′  N , 80 ° 15 ′  W