Cumberland County (North Carolina)
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fayetteville, the. According to Marie -Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, a French general and politician who took part on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War and played an important role in the French Revolution
Geography
The County is located just southeast of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of 1705 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Harnett County, Sampson County, Bladen County, Robeson County, Hoke County and Moore County.
Cumberland County is divided into eleven townships: Beaver Dam, Black River, Carvers Creek, Cedar Creek, Cross Creek, Eastover, Gray's Creek, Manchester, Pearces Mill, Rockfish and Seventy -First.
History
Cumberland County was formed in 1754 from parts of Bladen County. It was named after Wilhelm August, Duke of Cumberland, an eminent British military leader and the third son of George II, King of England, and Queen Caroline of Ansbach. 1831 a major fire destroyed about 600 homes and 100 businesses.
Historical buildings
In Fayetteville is the historic Henry McLean House. The house is located on Hay Street at number 1006. Built in 1840 the building was taken as a historical monument with the number 83,001,864 on July 7, 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000, lived in Cumberland County 302 963 people in 107 358 households and 77 619 families. The population density was 179 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 55.15 percent White, 34.90 percent Black or African American, 1.55 percent Native American, 1.88 percent Asian, 0.30 percent Pacific Islander residents from the and 3.13 percent from other races groups; 3.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.90 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 107 358 households out of which 39.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.5 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent of all households and 5.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.
27.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 13.7 percent of 18 to 24 years 32.9 percent between 25 and 44, 17.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 7.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 30 years. In all females there were 102.3 males. In all women aged 18 years or over 101.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,466, and the median income for a family was $ 41,459. Males had a median income of $ 28,308 versus $ 22,379 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,376. 12.8 percent of the population and 10.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.8 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 13.7 percent are 65 years or older.