Brunswick County (North Carolina)

Brunswick County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bolivia.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme southeastern North Carolina, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest by South Carolina and has an area of 2720 square kilometers, of which 506 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Pender County, New Hanover County and Columbus County.

Brunswick County is divided into six townships: Lockwood Folly, North West, Shallotte, Smithville, Town Creek, and Waccamaw.

History

Brunswick County was formed in 1764 from parts of Bladen County and New Hanover County. It was named after George I, from 1714 King of Great Britain and Ireland, born in Hanover Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 73 143 people in Brunswick County. Of these, 724 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 30,438 households and 22,037 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 82.30 percent White, 14.38 percent Black or African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.32 percent from other races groups; 1.01 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.68 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 30,438 households out of which 25.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent of all households and 8.6 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.76 persons.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.0 percent 18 to 24 years 25.7 percent between 25 and 44, 29.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.9 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. In all females there were 96.7 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 94.9 males.

The median income for a household (median) was $ 35 888, and the median income for a family $ 42,037. Males have a median income of $ 30,138, women $ 22,066. The per capita income was $ 19,857. 12.6 percent of the population and 9.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 19.4 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 8.1 percent are 65 years or older.