Lee County (North Carolina)
Lee County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sanford, named after railroad engineer CO Sanford.
Geography
The County is located east of the geographic center of North Carolina and has an area of 672 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Chatham County, Harnett County and Moore County.
Lee County is divided into seven numbered townships: 1 ( Greenwood ), 2 ( Jonesboro ), 3 ( Cape Fear ), 4 ( Deep River ), 5 (East Sanford ), 6 ( West Sanford ) and 7 ( Pocket).
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Lee County 49,040 people in 18,466 households and 13,369 families. The population density was 74 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 70.03 percent White, 20.46 percent Black or African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.67 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 7.33 percent from other races groups; 1.06 per cent were descended from two or more races. 11.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 18,466 households out of which 33.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 13.4 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households and 8.8 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years 29.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.9 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. In all females there were 97.5 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 95.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 38,900, and the median income for a family was $ 45,373. Males had a median income of $ 32,780 versus $ 23,660 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,147. 12.8 percent of the population and 9.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.5 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 12.2 percent are 65 years or older.