Chatham County (North Carolina)

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

Geography

The County is located in the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1836 square kilometers, of which 68 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Orange County, Durham County, Wake County, Harnett County, Lee County, Moore County, Randolph County and Alamance County.

Chatham County is divided into 13 townships: Albright, Baldwin, Bear Creek, Cape Fear, Center, Gulf, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthews, New Hope, Oakland and Williams.

Chatham County was formed in 1842 from parts of Orange County. It was named, as is the district capital of Pittsboro, after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a British prime minister.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in Chatham County 49 329 people in 19,741 households and 13,858 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 74.94 percent White, 17.07 percent Black or African American, 0.41 percent Native American, 0.59 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 5.81 percent from other races groups; 1.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 9.62 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 19,741 households out of which 28.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers and 29.8 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent of all households and 10.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.

22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years 30.4 percent between 25 and 44, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 15.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 39 years. In all females there were 96.8 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 93.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 42,851, and the median income for a family was $ 50,909. Males had a median income of $ 32,980 versus $ 26,044 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,355. 9.7 percent of the population and 7.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 12.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 12.0 percent are 65 years or older.