Surry County, North Carolina

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Surry County Courthouse, one of 22 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Surry County Courthouse , one of 22 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
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
map
Map of Surry County within North Carolina
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
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

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008587. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 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. ^ Surry County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 30 ′  N , 80 ° 50 ′  W