Wake County

administration
Wake County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Raleigh
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602-0550
Foundation :	1770
Made up from:	Cumberland County Johnston County Orange County
Area code :	001 919
Demographics
Residents :	627,846 (2000)
Population density :	291.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2220 km²
Water surface :	66 km²
map

Website : www.wakegov.com

Wake County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Raleigh , named after Sir Walter Raleigh , an English navigator , explorer and writer and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I of England .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of 2220 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Granville County , Franklin County , Johnston County , Harnett County , Chatham County , Durham County, and Nash County .

Wake County is divided into 20 townships : Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Mary's , St. Matthew's, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, and White Oak.

history

Wake County was formed in 1771 from parts of Cumberland County, Johnston County, and Orange County. It was named after Margaret Wake , the wife of Governor William Tryon .

North Carolina State Capitol (2015)

There are three National Historic Landmarks in the county , the North Carolina State Capitol , Christ Episcopal Church, and Josephus Daniels House . A total of 215 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 17, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	10.192	-
1800	13,437	31.8%
1810	17,086	27.2%
1820	20.102	17.7%
1830	20,398	1.5%
1840	21,118	3.5%
1850	24,888	17.9%
1860	28,627	15%
1870	38,617	34.9%
1880	47,939	24.1%
1890	49.207	2.6%
1900	54,626	11%
1910	63,229	15.7%
1920	75,155	18.9%
1930	94,757	26.1%
1940	109,544	15.6%
1950	136,450	24.6%
1960	169.082	23.9%
1970	228.453	35.1%
1980	301,327	31.9%
1990	423.380	40.5%
2000	627.846	48.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Wake County had 627,846 people in 242,040 households and 158,778 families. The population density was 291 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.40 percent white, 19.72 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 3.38 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.48 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.64 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.41 percent of the population.

Of the 242,040 households, 34.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.5 percent of these were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers and 34.4 percent were non-families. 25.7 percent were single households and 5.1 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 36.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 7.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For all females there were 98.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 96.5 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 54,988, and the median income for a family is $ 67,149. Males had a median income of $ 44,472 versus $ 31,579 for females. The per capita income was $ 27,004. 7.8 percent of the population and 4.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 8.6 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 8.9 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Wake County, North Carolina - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008592. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ 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. 314 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 17, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 17, 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
^ Wake County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.79 -78.65Coordinates: 35 ° 47 ′ N , 78 ° 39 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008592. 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. 314 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed March 17, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 17, 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] Wake County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .