Greene County (North Carolina)

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

Geography

The County is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of 689 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Pitt County, Lenoir County, Wayne County and Wilson County.

Greene County is divided into nine townships: Bullhead, Carrs, Hookerton, Jason, Olds, Ormond, Shine, Snow Hill and Speights Bridge.

History

Greene County was formed in 1791 from the former Dobbs County as Glasgow County. In 1799 it was renamed in Greene County to Nathaniel Greene, a major general in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in Greene County 18 974 people in 6,696 households and 4,955 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 51.83 percent White, 41.21 percent Black or African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.09 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 5.75 percent from other races groups; 0.80 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,696 households out of which 34.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 17.3 percent were single mothers and 26.0 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent of all households and 10.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.4 percent 18 to 24 years 30.9 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. In all females there were 105.7 males. In all women aged 18 years or over 103.9 males.

The median income for a household was $ 32,074, and the median income for a family was $ 36,419. Males had a median income of $ 27,048 versus $ 21,351 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,452. 20.2 percent of the population and 16.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 28.3 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 20.5 percent are 65 years or older.