Clay County (North Carolina)

Clay County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hayesville, which was named after a local politician named George Hayes.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme western North Carolina, on the south by Georgia and has an area of 571 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Macon County and Cherokee County.

The Clay County is divided into six townships: Brasstown, Hayesville, Hiwassee, Shooting Creek, Sweetwater and Tusquittee.

History

The Clay County was formed in 1861 from parts of Cherokee County. It was named after Henry Clay, an American politician, member of the Repräsententenhauses, of the Senate, Secretary of State and opponents of slavery. A total of five times he ran unsuccessfully for the office of U.S. President, where he partially failed already in the primaries.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 8,775 people in Clay County. Of these, 124 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 3,847 households and 2,727 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 98.01 percent White, 0.80 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.83 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,847 households out of which 23.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.8 percent were married couples living together, 7.5 percent were single mothers and 29.1 percent were non-families. 26.3 percent of all households and 14.4 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.68 persons.

18.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.2 percent 18 to 24 years 22.8 percent between 25 and 44, 29.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 22.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 47 years. In all females there were 94.9 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 91.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,397, and the median income for a family was $ 38,264. Males had a median income of $ 29,677, women $ 19,529. The per capita income was $ 18,221. 11.4 percent of the population and 7.8 percent of families are below the poverty line, including 14.6 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 13.0 percent of seniors 65 years and older age.