Alamance County, North Carolina

The Alamance County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Graham, named after Governor William Alexander Graham.

Geography

The County is located north of the geographic center of North Carolina, is located in the north about 40 miles from Virginia and has an area of 1126 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Caswell County, Orange County, Chatham County, Randolph County and Guilford County.

Alamance County is divided into 13 townships: 1 ( Patterson ), 2 ( Coble ), 3 ( Boone Station), 4 ( Morton ), 5 ( Faucette ), 6 ( Graham), 7 ( Albright ), 8 ( Newlin ), 9 ( Thompson ), 10 ( Melville ), 11 ( Pleasant Grove ), 12 (Burlington ) and 13 ( Haw River ).

History

Alamance County was formed on January 29, 1849 from parts of Orange County. It was named after the Great Alamance Creek, a 19 km long river that empties into the Haw River.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Alamance County 130,800 people in 51,584 households and 35,541 families. The population density was 117 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 75.61 percent White, 18.76 percent Black or African American, 0.35 percent Native American, 0.90 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.19 percent from other races groups; 1.16 per cent were descended from two or more races. 6.75 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 51,584 households out of which 31.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 12.7 percent were single mothers and 31.1 percent were non-families. 26.0 percent of all households and 10.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.9 percent 18 to 24 years 29.9 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. In all females there were 92.5 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 89.0 males.

The median income for a household was $ 39,168, and the median income for a family was $ 46,479. Males had a median income of $ 31,906 versus $ 23,367 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,391. 11.1 percent of the population and 7.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 13.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 12.9 percent are 65 years or older.

Cities and Towns

  • Alamance
  • Altamahaw
  • Burlington
  • Elon
  • Glen Raven
  • Graham
  • Green level
  • Haw River
  • Kimesville
  • Mebane
  • Ossipee
  • Saxapahaw
  • Snow Camp
  • Swepsonville
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