Durham County (North Carolina)

Durham County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is at Durham Eno River.

Geography

The County is located just north-east of the geographic center of North Carolina, is located in the north about 40 miles from Virginia and has an area of 771 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Person County, Granville County, Wake County, Chatham County and Orange County.

Durham County is divided into six townships: Carr, Durham, Lebanon, Mangum, Oak Grove and Triangle.

History

Durham County was formed in 1881 from parts of Orange County and Wake County. It was named, as well as the district capital of Durham, according to Dr. Bartlett Snipes Durham, a landowner, who also donated the land for the city.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Durham County 223 314 people in 89 015 households and 54 032 families. The population density was 297 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 50.91 percent White, 39.46 percent Black or African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 3.29 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, 4.21 percent from other races groups; 1.80 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.63 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 89 015 households out of which 29.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.0 percent were married couples living together, 14.8 percent were single mothers and 39.3 percent were non-families. 30.0 percent of all households and 7.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 12.8 percent of 18 to 24 years 34.8 percent between 25 and 44, 19.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 32 years. In all females there were 93.0 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 89.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 43,337, and the median income for a family was $ 53,223. Males had a median income of $ 35,939 versus $ 30,683 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,156. 13.4 percent of the population and 9.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 17.2 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 12.3 percent are 65 years or older.