Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County Courthouse , one of 22 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places |
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US state : | North Carolina |
Administrative headquarters : | Dobsonian |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Government Center 118 Hamby Road Dobson, NC 27017-8820 |
Foundation : | 1770 |
Made up from: | Rowan County |
Area code : | 001 336 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 71,219 (2000) |
Population density : | 51.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1393 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
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Website : www.co.surry.nc.us |
Surry County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Dobson , named after Judge William Dobson or after William P. Dobson , a member of the General Assembly.
geography
The county is located in northwest North Carolina, borders Virginia to the north and has an area of 1,393 square kilometers, of which 3 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Stokes County , Forsyth County , Yadkin County , Wilkes County, and Alleghany Counties .
Surry County is divided into 15 townships : Bryan, Dobson, Eldora, Elkin, Franklin, Long Hill, Marsh, Mount Airy, Pilot, Rockford, Shoals, Siloam, South Westfield, Stewarts Creek and Westfield.
history
Surry County was formed in 1770 from parts of Rowan County. It was named after the county of the same name in England , the birthplace of William Tryon , the governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771.
22 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 7191 | - | |
1800 | 9505 | 32.2% | |
1810 | 10,366 | 9.1% | |
1820 | 12,320 | 18.9% | |
1830 | 14,504 | 17.7% | |
1840 | 15,079 | 4% | |
1850 | 18,443 | 22.3% | |
1860 | 10,380 | -43.7% | |
1870 | 11,252 | 8.4% | |
1880 | 15.302 | 36% | |
1890 | 19,281 | 26% | |
1900 | 25,515 | 32.3% | |
1910 | 29,705 | 16.4% | |
1920 | 32,464 | 9.3% | |
1930 | 39,749 | 22.4% | |
1940 | 41,783 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 45,593 | 9.1% | |
1960 | 48.205 | 5.7% | |
1970 | 51,415 | 6.7% | |
1980 | 59,449 | 15.6% | |
1990 | 61,704 | 3.8% | |
2000 | 71,219 | 15.4% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Surry County had 71,219 people in 28,408 households and 20,482 families. The population density was 51 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.40 percent white, 4.16 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.57 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.45 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.49 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 28,408 households, 30.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.4 percent of these were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers and 27.9 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent were single households and 11.7 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92 people.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 95.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 92.2 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 33,046, and the median income for a family is $ 38,902. Males had a median income of $ 27,854 versus $ 20,556 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,722. 12.4 percent of the population and 9.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 15.0 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 17.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008587. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 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
- ^ Surry County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 36 ° 30 ′ N , 80 ° 50 ′ W