Union County, North Carolina

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Union County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 71000620 [1]
Union County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 71000620
administration
US state : North Carolina
Administrative headquarters : Monroe
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
500 N Main Street
Monroe, NC 28112-4730
Foundation : 1842
Made up from: Anson County
Mecklenburg County
Area code : 001 704
Demographics
Residents : 123,677  (2000)
Population density : 74.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1657 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Union County within North Carolina
Website : www.co.union.nc.us

Union County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Monroe , named after President James Monroe .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center of North Carolina, borders South Carolina to the south and has an area of ​​1,657 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cabarrus County , Stanly County , Anson County, and Mecklenburg County .

Union County is divided into nine townships : Buford, Goose Creek, Jackson, Lanes Creek, Marshville, Monroe, New Salem, Sandy Ridge, and Vance.

history

Union County was formed on December 19, 1842 from parts of Anson County and Mecklenburg County. It is unclear whether the name was named after the federal union ("American federal union") of the United States or a compromise solution between the United States Whig Party and the Democratic Party , which could not agree on Andrew Jackson or Henry Clay as namesake.

Eleven 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 10.051 -
1860 11.202 11.5%
1870 12,217 9.1%
1880 18,056 47.8%
1890 21,259 17.7%
1900 27,156 27.7%
1910 33,277 22.5%
1920 36,029 8.3%
1930 40,979 13.7%
1940 39.097 -4.6%
1950 42,034 7.5%
1960 44,670 6.3%
1970 54,714 22.5%
1980 70,380 28.6%
1990 84.211 19.7%
2000 123,677 46.9%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Union County had 123,677 people in 43,390 households and 34,278 families. The population density was 75 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.83 percent white, 12.52 percent African American, 0.38 percent Native American, 0.58 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.64 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.17 percent of the population.

Of the 43,390 households, 39.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 65.3 percent of them were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers and 21.0 percent were non-families. 17.0 percent were single households and 6.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15.

28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 33.2 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 21.5 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For all females there were 99.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 97.1 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 50,638 , and the median income for a family is $ 56,197. Males had a median income of $ 37,125 versus $ 26,577 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,978. 8.1 percent of the population and 5.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 10.6 percent of them are children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 10.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.

economy

At the beginning of April 2008, Heilbronner Läpple AG opened the subsidiary LSP-Läpple Spartanburg Products in Union County. The plant employs around 130 people and mainly produces parts for the BMW X 6 which is produced in Spartanburg .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008590. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ 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. 309 .
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
  8. ^ Union County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
  9. ↑ Heilbronner Voice of April 8, 2008, Wirtschaft Regional

See also

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′  N , 80 ° 32 ′  W