Bladen County, North Carolina

Bladen County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Elizabethtown, which was named after Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain.

Geography

The County is located in southeastern North Carolina, is in the east about 70 km from the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest about 50 miles from South Carolina and has an area of ​​2298 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cumberland County, Sampson County, Pender County, Columbus County and Robeson County.

Bladen County is divided into 15 townships: Abbott, Bethel, Bladenboro, Brown Marsh, Carvers Creek, Central, Colly, Cypress Creek, Elizabethtown, Frenches Creek, Hollow, Lake Creek, Turnbull, White Oak and White's Creek.

History

Bladen County was formed in 1734 from parts of Bath County and New Hanover County. It was named after the Commissioner of Trade and Agricultural Affairs Martin Bladen.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Bladen County 32,278 people in 12,897 households and 8,937 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 57.22 percent White, 37.91 percent Black or African American, 2.04 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.97 percent from other races groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.71 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12 897 households out of which 30.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers and 30.7 percent were non-families. 27.7 percent of all households and 11.5 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.7 percent 18 to 24 years 27.2 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. In all females there were 92.6 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 88.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 26,877, and the median income for a family was $ 33,974. Males had a median income of $ 27,799 versus $ 21,973 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,735. 21.0 percent of the population and 16.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 28.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 24.2 percent are 65 years or older.