Stokes County, North Carolina

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

Geography

The County is located in northwestern North Carolina, bounded on the north Virginia and has an area of 1181 square kilometers, of which 10 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Rockingham County, Forsyth County and Surry County.

History

Stokes County was formed in 1798 from parts of Surry County. It was named after Captain John Stokes an officer in the Revolutionary War and later judge for the U.S. District Court of North Carolina ..

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 44 711 people in Stokes County. Of these, 573 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 17,579 households and 13,043 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 93.43 percent White, 4.66 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.88 percent from other races groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.87 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 17,579 households out of which 33.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers and 25.8 percent were non-families. 22.8 percent of all households and 8.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.3 percent 18 to 24 years 31.4 percent between 25 and 44, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. In all females there were 96.1 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 92.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 38,808, and the median income for a family was $ 44,615. Males had a median income of $ 30,824 versus $ 24,319 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,130. 9.1 percent of the population and 6.9 percent of families are below the poverty line. 10.0 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 15.9 percent are 65 years or older.