Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Jefferson, which was named after President Thomas Jefferson.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme northwest of North Carolina, bordered to the north by Virginia, to the west by Tennessee and has an area of ​​1105 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It borders in North Carolina clockwise to the following counties: Alleghany County, Wilkes County and Watauga County.

Ashe County is divided into 19 townships: Chestnut Hill, Clifton, Creston, Elk, Grassy Creek, Helton, Horse Creek, Hurricane, Jefferson, Laurel, North Fork, Obids, Old Fields, Peak Creek, Pine Swamp, Piney Creek, Pond Mountain, Walnut Hill and West Jefferson.

History

Ashe County was formed on November 18, 1799 from parts of Wilkes County. It was named after Samuel Ashe, the ninth Governor of North Carolina and patriots in the Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 24 384 people in Ashe County. Of these, 301 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 10,411 households and 7,423 families. The population density was 22 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.16 percent White, 0.66 percent African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.05 percent from other races groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.42 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,411 households out of which 26.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers and 28.7 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent of all households and 12.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.75 persons.

19.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.5 percent 18 to 24 years 27.0 percent between 25 and 44, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 18.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. In all females there were 97.4 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 94.9 males.

The median income for a household (median) was $ 28 824, and the median income for a family $ 36,052. Males had a median income of $ 25,666, women $ 19,983. The per capita income was $ 16,429. 13.5 percent of the population and 10.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 17.3 percent are 65 years or older.

Cities and Towns

• Jefferson
• Lansing
• Ore Knob
• Transou
• West Jefferson