Hoke County, North Carolina

Hoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Raeford, named after its two founders MacRae and Williford.

Geography

The County is located just south of the geographic center of North Carolina, which is 40 km away from South Carolina and has an area of 1016 km ², of which 3 km ² water surface are. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Moore County, Cumberland County, Robeson County and Scotland County.

Hoke County is divided into eight townships: Allendale, Antioch, Blue Springs, Fort Bragg Military Reservation, McLauchlin, Raeford, Quewhiffle and Stonewall.

History

Hoke County was formed in 1911 from parts of Cumberland County and Robeson County. It was named after Robert Hoke, a major general in the Confederate during the American Civil War.

Demographic data

2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Hoke County 33 646 people in 11,373 households and 8,745 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 44.53 percent White, 37.64 percent African Americans, 11.45 percent Native American, 0.83 percent Asian, 0.15 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.27 percent from other races groups; 2.13 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.18 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,373 households out of which 41.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.7 percent were married couples living together, 18.2 percent were single mothers and 23.1 percent were non-families. 19.0 percent of all households and 5.8 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

29.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 10.7 percent of 18 to 24 years 34.1 percent between 25 and 44, 17.6 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 102.0 males. In all women aged 18 years or over 101.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 33,230, and the median income for a family was $ 36,110. Males had a median income of $ 27,925 versus $ 21,184 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,635. 17.7 percent of the population and 14.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 22.4 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 22.0 percent are 65 years or older.