Alleghany County (North Carolina)

Alleghany County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sparta, which was named after the city of Sparta in Greece.

Geography

The County is located in northwestern North Carolina, bordered to the north by Virginia, is located in the west about 45 miles from Tennessee and has an area of 610 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. It borders in North Carolina clockwise to the following counties: Surry County, Wilkes County and Ashe County.

Alleghany County is divided into seven townships: Cherry Lane, Cranberry, Gap Civil, Glade Creek, Piney Creek, Prathers Creek and Whitehead.

History

Alleghany County was formed in 1859 from parts of Ashe County. It was named after the Allegheny River or according to other sources, after a tribe ..

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Alleghany County ( North Carolina) 10,677 people in 4,593 households and 3,169 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 95.69 percent White, 1.23 percent African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 1.75 percent from other races groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,593 households out of which 24.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers and 31.0 percent were non-families. 27.8 percent of all households and 14.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.75 persons.

19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent 18 to 24 years 26.3 percent between 25 and 44, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 19.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 43 years. In all females there were 97.1 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 95.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,244, and the median income for a family was $ 38,473. Males had a median income of $ 25,462 versus $ 18,851 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,691. 17.2 percent of the population and 11.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 20.8 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 25.0 percent are 65 years or older.