Vance County

Vance County Courthouse
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Henderson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 122 Young Street Henderson, NC 27536-4268
Foundation :	1881
Made up from:	Franklin County Granville County Warren County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	42,954  (2000)
Population density :	65.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	699 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map
Website : www.vancecounty.org

Vance County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The administrative headquarters ( the county seat ) is Henderson that by Leonard Henderson was named a judge on the Supreme Court of the United States .

geography

The county is located in northern North Carolina, bordering Virginia and has an area of ​​699 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Warren Counties , Franklin Counties , and Granville Counties in North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County in Virginia.

A large tributary of the John H. Kerr Reservoir - the flooded valley of Nutbush Creek and several tributaries - extends from the Virginia border to almost the town of Henderson in the county.

Vanve County is divided into eight townships : Dabney, Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Sandy Creek, Townsville, Watkins, and Williamsboro.

history

Vance County was formed on March 5, 1881 from parts of Franklin County, Granville County and Warren County. The creation of the county happened out of electoral considerations ( Gerrymandering ). The predominantly Republican- elected, African-American population was consolidated in the new county, giving Franklin and Granville Counties a secure Democratic majority. It was named after the US Senator and former Governor Zebulon Baird Vance .

A total of 21 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%
1890	17,581		-
1900	16,684		-5.1%
1910	19,425		16.4%
1920	22,799		17.4%
1930	27,294		19.7%
1940	29,961		9.8%
1950	32.101		7.1%
1960	32.002		-0.3%
1970	32,691		2.2%
1980	36,748		12.4%
1990	38,892		5.8%
2000	42,954		10.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

The Burnside Plantation House , listed on the NRHP with the number 71000621

According to the 2000 census , Vance County had 42,954 people in 16,199 households and 11,647 families. The population density was 65 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 48.21 percent white, 48.31 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.03 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.84 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.56 percent of the population.

Of the 16,199 households, 33.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 20.4 percent were single mothers and 28.1 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent were single households and 9.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For all females there were 89.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 84.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,301, and the median income for a family is $ 36,389. Males had a median income of $ 28,284 versus $ 21,433 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,897. 20.5 percent of the population and 16.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 27.7 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 19.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008591. 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. 311 .
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. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
8. ^ Vance County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′  N , 78 ° 25 ′  W