Yadkin County

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Yadkinville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 146 Yadkinville, NC 27055-0146
Foundation :	1850
Made up from:	Surry County
Area code :	001 336
Demographics
Residents :	36,348 (2000)
Population density :	41.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	874 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

Website : www.yadkincounty.gov

Yadkin County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Yadkinville .

geography

The county is located in northwest North Carolina, about 35 km north of Virginia and covers an area of 874 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Surry County , Forsyth County , Davie County , Iredell County, and Wilkes County .

Yadkin County is divided into 12 townships : Boonville, Deep Creek, East Bend, Forbush, North Buck Shoals, North Fall Creek, North Knobs, North Liberty, South Buck Shoals, South Fall Creek, South Knobs, and South Liberty.

history

Yadkin County was formed from parts of Surry County in 1850. It was named after the Yadkin River , just like the district capital Yadkinville .

The Davis Brothers Store (2009) is one of eight entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	10,714	-
1870	10,697	-0.2%
1880	12,420	16.1%
1890	13,790	11%
1900	14,083	2.1%
1910	15,428	9.6%
1920	16,391	6.2%
1930	18,010	9.9%
1940	20,657	14.7%
1950	22,133	7.1%
1960	22,804	3%
1970	24,599	7.9%
1980	28,439	15.6%
1990	30,488	7.2%
2000	36,348	19.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Yadkin County had 36,348 people in 14,505 households and 10,588 families. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.54 percent white, 3.43 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.91 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.48 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,505 households, 32.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.0 percent of these were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent were single households and 10.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For all females there were 96.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 93.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,660, and the median income for a family is $ 43,758. Males had a median income of $ 29,589 versus $ 22,599 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,576. 10.0 percent of the population and 7.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 10.9 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 17.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1008597. Accessed 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
^ Yadkin County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

36.16 -80.67Coordinates: 36 ° 10 ′ N , 80 ° 40 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1008597. Accessed 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] Yadkin County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .