Columbus County, North Carolina

Columbus County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Whiteville, which was named after James White, who donated the land for the city at your disposal. Among the tobacco -producing counties ranked the Columbus County in the United States at 7th place

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme south-southwest of North Carolina, bounded on the southwest by South Carolina, is located in the east some 60 km from the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​2470 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bladen County, Pender County, Brunswick County and Robeson County.

Columbus County is divided into 15 townships: Bogue, Bolton, Bug Hill, Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, Fair Bluff, Lees, Ransom, South Williams, Tatum, Lake Waccamaw, Welch Creek, Western Prong, Whiteville and Williams.

History

Columbus County was formed in 1808 from parts of Bladen County and Brunswick County. It was named in honor of Christopher Columbus.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 54 749 people in Columbus County. Of these, 1,379 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 21,308 households and 15,043 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 63.45 percent White, 30.93 percent Black or African American, 3.12 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.48 percent from other races groups; 0.77 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.32 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 21,308 households out of which 31.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 50.8 percent were married couples living together, 15.8 percent were single mothers and 29.4 percent were non-families. 26.5 percent of all households and 11.7 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.7 percent 18 to 24 years 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. In all females there were 92.6 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 89.4 males.

The median income for a household (median) was $ 26 805, and the median income for a family $ 33,849. Males have a median income of $ 28,494, women $ 19,867. The per capita income was $ 14,415. 22.7 percent of the population and 17.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 30.0 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 25.5 percent are 65 years or older.

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