Granville County, North Carolina

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

Geography

The County is located in the north of North Carolina, bordered by Virginia and has an area of 1390 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Vance County, Franklin County, Wake County, Durham County and Person County North Carolina and Halifax County and Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Granville County is divided into nine townships: Brassfield, Dutch Creek, Fishing Creek, Oak Hill, Oxford, Salem, Sassafras Fork, Tally Ho and Walnut Grove.

In the south of Granville County is a small part of the Falls Lake, in the north extend a few bays of the John H. Kerr reservoirs on the territory of the county. It also has a share in small Iceland Creek Reservoir.

History

Granville County was formed in 1746 from parts of Edgecombe County. It was named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Granville County 48 498 people in 16 654 households, and 12,040 families. The population density was 35 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 60.74 percent White, 34.94 percent Black or African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.36 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.43 percent from other races groups; 1.06 per cent were descended from two or more races. 4.02 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16 654 households out of which 33.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.0 percent were single mothers and 27.7 percent were non-families. 23.9 percent of all households and 9.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.5 percent 18 to 24 years 33.3 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.4 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. In all females there were 110.7 males. In all women aged 18 years or over 111.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 39,965, and the median income for a family was $ 46,013. Males had a median income of $ 30,418 versus $ 24,840 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,118. 11.7 percent of the population and 9.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 15.2 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 14.1 percent are 65 years or older.