Person County, North Carolina

Person County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Roxboro, which was named after the town of Roxburgh in Scotland.

Geography

The County is located in the north of North Carolina, bordered by Virginia and has an area of ​​1047 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Granville County, Durham County, Orange County, Caswell County and the Halifax County, Virginia.

Person County is divided into nine townships: Allensville, Bushy Fork, Cunningham, Flat River, Holloway, Mount Tirzah, Olive Hill Roxboro, and Woodsdale.

History

Person County was formed in 1791 from parts of Caswell County. It was named after Thomas Person, a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 35,623 people in person County in 14,085 households and 10,113 families. The population density was 35 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 68.79 percent White, 28.21 percent Black or African American, 0.61 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.37 percent from other races groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,085 households out of which 31.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 13.8 percent were single mothers and 28.2 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent of all households and 10.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent 18 to 24 years 30.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 13.7 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. In all females there were 93.2 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 37 159 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family was $ 44,598. Males had a median income of $ 30,970 versus $ 22,804 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,709. 12.0 percent of the population and 9.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 14.9 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 17.3 percent are 65 years or older.