Avery County, North Carolina
Avery County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Newland, named after Lt. Governor William C. Newland.
Geography
The County is located in western North Carolina, adjacent to Tennessee, is located in the north about 80 miles from Virginia and has an area of 640 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Watauga County, Caldwell County, Burke County, McDowell County and Mitchell County.
Avery Vounty is divided into 19 townships: Altamont, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Carey 's Flat, Cranberry, Elk Park, Frank, Heaton, Hughes, Ingalls, Linville, Minneapolis, Montezuma, Newland No. 1, No. Newland. 2, Pineola, Plumtree, Pyatte and Roaring Creek.
History
Avery County was formed in 1911 from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County and Watauga County. It was named after Waightstill Avery, a Colonel in the American War of Independence and the first Attorney General of North Carolina.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census of 2000, there were 17.167 people in Avery County. Of these, 1,874 people lived in collective centers, the other residents living in 6,532 households and 4,546 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.95 percent White, 3.48 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.28 percent from other races groups; 0.71 percent are descended from two or more races. 2.41 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,532 households out of which 27.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.1 percent were single mothers and 30.4 percent were non-families. 26.6 percent of all households and 11.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82 persons.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.3 percent of 18 to 24 years 30.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,627, and the median income for a family was $ 37,454. Males had a median income of $ 25,983, women $ 21,652. The per capita income was $ 15,176. 15.3 percent of the population and 10.9 percent of families are below the poverty line, including 19.3 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 19.0 percent of 65 -year-olds.
Cities and Towns
- Banner Elk
- Crossnore
- Elk Park
- Grandfather
- Linville
- Newland
- Sugar Mountain