Washington County, North Carolina

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Plymouth
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1007 Plymouth, NC 27962-1007
Foundation :	1799
Made up from:	Tyrrell County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	13,723 (2000)
Population density :	16.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1009 km²
Water surface :	197 km²
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Washington County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Plymouth .

geography

The county is located in eastern North Carolina, about 85 km to the north from Virginia and has an area of 1009 square kilometers, of which 197 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Chowan County , Perquimans County , Tyrrell County , Hyde County , Beaufort County , Martin County, and Bertie Counties .

Washington County is divided into four townships : Lees Mill, Plymouth, Scuppernong, and Skinnersville.

history

Washington County was formed in 1799 from parts of Tyrrell County. It was named after President George Washington .

The Somerset Place State Historic Site (2014) is one of ten entries of the county in the National Register of Historic Places .

Ten buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	2422	-
1810	3464	43%
1820	3986	15.1%
1830	4552	14.2%
1840	4525	-0.6%
1850	5664	25.2%
1860	6357	12.2%
1870	6516	2.5%
1880	8928	37%
1890	10,200	14.2%
1900	10,608	4%
1910	11,062	4.3%
1920	11,429	3.3%
1930	11,603	1.5%
1940	12,323	6.2%
1950	13,180	7%
1960	13,488	2.3%
1970	14,038	4.1%
1980	14,801	5.4%
1990	13,997	-5.4%
2000	13,723	-2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Washington County had 13,723 people in 5,367 households and 3,907 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 48.28 percent white, 48.94 percent African American, 0.05 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.66 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.27 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,367 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 50.1 percent of these were married couples living together, 18.8 percent were single mothers and 27.2 percent were non-families. 24.7 percent were single households and 11.7 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 25.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 89.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 86.1 men.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 28,865, and the median income for a family is $ 34,888. Males had a median income of $ 27,058 versus $ 19,477 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,994. 21.8 percent of the population and 17.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 31.5 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 19.2 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026331. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 18, 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
↑ Washington County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.84 -76.56Coordinates: 35 ° 50 ′ N , 76 ° 34 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026331. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 18, 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] Washington County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .