Lenoir County, North Carolina

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

Geography

The County is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of 1041 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Greene County, Pitt County, Craven County, Jones County, Duplin County and Wayne County.

Lenoir County is divided into 12 townships: Contentnea Neck, Falling Creek, institutes, Kinston, Moseley Hall, Neuse, Pink Hill, Sand Hill, South West, Trent, Vance and Woodington.

The County is the regional airport Kinston.

History

Lenoir County in 1791 formed from the defunct Dobbs County, which was named after William Lenoir, a general in the American Revolutionary War and hero in the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Lenoir County 59 648 people in 23,862 households and 16,178 families. The population density was 58 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 56.47 percent White, 40.43 percent Black or African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.88 percent from other races groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.17 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23,862 households out of which 31.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.4 percent were married couples living together, 17.3 percent were single mothers and 32.2 percent were non-families. 28.4 percent of all households and 11.8 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.9 percent 18 to 24 years 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. In all females there were 90.3 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 84.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,191, and the median income for a family was $ 38,815. Males had a median income of $ 28,879 versus $ 21,536 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,744. 16.6 percent of the population and 12.6 percent of families are below the poverty line. 22.0 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 18.4 percent are 65 years or older.