Vance County, North Carolina

Vance County is a county located in the state of North Carolina of the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Henderson, which was named after Leonard Henderson, a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Geography

The County is located in the north of North Carolina, bordered by Virginia and has an area of 699 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Warren County, Franklin County and Granville County, North Carolina, and the Mecklenburg County in Virginia.

A large branch of the John H. Kerr reservoir - the flooded valley of the Nutbush Creek and some tributaries - ranging from the virginianischen border almost to the city of Henderson County into.

Vanve County is divided into eight townships: Dabney, Henderson, Kittrell, Middleburg, Sandy Creek, Townsville, Watkins and Williamsboro.

History

Vance County was formed in 1881 from parts of Franklin County, Granville County and Warren County. The creation of the county was done for electoral considerations ( gerrymandering ). The predominantly republican dialing, African-American population was summarized in the new County and in the counties Franklin and Granville maintain a safe Democratic majority. It was named after the U.S. senator and former governor Zebulon Baird Vance.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Vance County 42 954 people in 16,199 households and 11,647 families. The population density was 65 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 48.21 percent White, 48.31 percent Black or African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.39 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.03 percent from other races groups; 0.84 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.56 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,199 households out of which 33.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.0 percent were married couples living together, 20.4 percent were single mothers and 28.1 percent were non-families. 24.2 percent of all households and 9.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.9 percent 18 to 24 years 28.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 35 years. In all females there were 89.7 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 84.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,301, and the median income for a family was $ 36,389. Males had a median income of $ 28,284 versus $ 21,433 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,897. 20.5 percent of the population and 16.3 percent of families are below the poverty line. 27.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 19.3 percent are 65 years or older.