Wilson (North Carolina)

Wilson County

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Wilson is a city in and also the administrative seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, in the United States of America with 44,405 inhabitants in 2000. Making it one of the 20 largest cities in the state. Wilson has an Amtrak station and a public passenger transport system.

Geography

The city covers an area of ​​60.7 square kilometers, 0.4 square kilometers, or 0.64 % of which are water surfaces.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 44,405 people in 17,296 households and 11,328 families. The population density is 736.1 inhabitants per km ². The racial sits down together from the population 46,67,87 % White, 47.53 % African American, 0.31 % Native American, 0.58 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander residents from the 3.89% and from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.01% are descended from two or more races, and 7.29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino.

Of the 17.296 households out of which 31.6 % have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42 % were married couples living together, 19.3 % had a female householder with no husband, and 34.5 % were non-families. 29.4 % of all households are made up and in 10.9 % have someone living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

26% of the population were under 18 years old. 9.8 % from 18 to 24 years, 28.9 % between 25 and 44 years 21.8 % between 45 and 64, and 13.5 % were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,169, and the median income for a family was $ 41,041. Males had a median income of $ 30,682 versus $ 22,363 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,813. 21.6 % of the population and 16.5 % of families are below the poverty line. 29.5 % of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 20.4% are 65 years or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • GK Butterfield ( b. 1947 ), lawyer and politician (Democratic Party)
  • Donovan Stewart Correll (1908-1983), botanist
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