Rutherford County (North Carolina)

Rutherford County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. In 2000, the County had 62 899 inhabitants and a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rutherfordton.

Geography

The County is located in west-central North Carolina, on the south by South Carolina and has an area of ​​1466 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: McDowell County, Burke County, Cleveland County, Polk County, Henderson County and Buncombe County.

Rutherford County is divided into 14 townships: Camp Creek, Chimney Rock, Colfax, Cool Springs, Duncans Creek, Gilkey, Golden Valley, Green Hill, High Shoals, Logan Store, Morgan, Rutherfordton, Sulphur Springs and Union.

History

Rutherford County was formed in 1779 from parts of the defunct Tryon County. It was named, as is the district capital of Rutherfordton, to Griffith Rutherford, a member of the Provincial Congress and a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 62 899 people in Rutherford County. Of these, 1,532 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 25,191 households and 17,935 families. The population density was 43 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 86.79 percent White, 11.23 percent Black or African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.33 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.67 percent from other races groups; 0.74 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.81 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 25,191 households out of which 30.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.7 percent were single mothers and 28.8 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households and 11.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90 persons.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent 18 to 24 years 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 16.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 38 years. In all females there were 93.0 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 89.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,122, and the median income for a family was $ 37,787. Males had a median income of $ 28,890, women $ 21,489. The per capita income was $ 16,270. 13.9 percent of the population and 10.4 percent of families are below the poverty line, including 18.3 percent of children and adolescents under age 18 and 13.8 percent of 65 -year-old people.