Watauga County

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Boone
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 842 W King Street Boone, NC 28607-3485
Foundation :	1849
Made up from:	Ashe County Caldwell County Wilkes County Yancey County
Area code :	001 828
Demographics
Residents :	42,695 (2000)
Population density :	52.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	810 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.wataugacounty.org

Watauga County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Boone , named after Daniel Boone , a US pioneer and border guard who developed the so-called Wilderness Trail and founded the town of Boonesborough in Kentucky .

geography

The county is located in northwest North Carolina, borders Tennessee to the west , is about 35 km from Virginia to the north , and covers an area of 810 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by Ashe County , Wilkes County , Caldwell County, and Avery Counties .

Watauga County is divided into 15 townships : Bald Mountain, Beaverdam, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge, Boone, Brushy Fork, Cove Creek, Elk, Laurel Creek, Meat Camp, New River, North Fork, Shawneehaw, Stony Fork, and Watauga.

history

Watauga County was formed in 1849 from parts of Ashe County, Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County. It was named after the Watauga River running in this area .

The Flat Top Estate (2009) is one of 22 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

22 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%
1850	3400	-
1860	4957	45.8%
1870	5287	6.7%
1880	8160	54.3%
1890	10,611	30%
1900	13,417	26.4%
1910	13,556	1 %
1920	13,477	-0.6%
1930	15,165	12.5%
1940	18,114	19.4%
1950	18,342	1.3%
1960	17,529	-4.4%
1970	23,404	33.5%
1980	31,666	35.3%
1990	36,952	16.7%
2000	42,695	15.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Watauga County had 42,695 people. Of these, 5,392 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 16,540 households and 9,411 families. The population density was 53 per square kilometer. 23,155 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 96.45 percent white, 1.59 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.59 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.45 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.62 percent said ancestry from several races. 1.46 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,540 households, 23.2 percent had children or young people living with them. 47.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.8 percent were single mothers, and 43.1 percent were non-families. 28.6 percent were single households and 8.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.80.

The population was distributed to 16.3 percent under 18 years of age, 27.8 percent from 18 to 24 years of age, 23.4 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 21.5 percent from 45 to 64 years of age and 11.0 percent of 65 years or older. The mean age ( median ) was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household (median) was 32 611 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 45,508. Males had a median income of $ 29,135 and females $ 22,006. The per capita income was $ 17,258. 7.2 percent of families and 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, including 11.5 percent under the age of 18 and 10.6 percent aged 65 or over.

Web links

Commons : Watauga County - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008594. 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
^ Watauga County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.23 -81.7Coordinates: 36 ° 14 ′ N , 81 ° 42 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008594. 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] Watauga County, North Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .