Washington (North Carolina)

Beaufort County

37-71220

Washington is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the administrative seat of Beaufort County and is part of the Inner Banks. For 2006, the population was estimated at 10,060 inhabitants. The nearest major town is Greenville, located about 32 kilometers to the west.

Washington was at its inception in 1776, the first city, which was after George Washington, the first president of the United States, named.

Demographics

At the 2000 census lived in Washington 9583 people in 3968 households and 2468 families. The racial sits down the population of 51.8 percent White, 45.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian Americans, as well as other smaller or more groups. 2.72 percent of the population regard themselves as Hispanics.

In 28.6% of the 3698 households children live below the age of 18, 37.7 % live in married couples, 21.2 % live in single women and 37.8 % are non family households. 33.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.30 persons, the families of 2.93.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 24.7 % under the age of 18, 8.6 % from 18 to 24, 24.5% between 25 and 44 years, 22.6% between 45 and 64 years and 19.6% over 65 years. The median is 40 years. Approximately 58.5 % of the population over 18 years is female.

The median income for a household is $ 22,057, a family of $ 30,280. The per capita income is $ 14,319. Approximately 28.7 % of the population and 23.3 % of families are below the poverty line.

Traffic

Major roads through Washington, the U.S. Route 264, which runs through the city from west to east, as well as U.S. Route 17, which runs through the city from north to south and the Pamlico River crossing.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965), politician
  • Josephus Daniels (1862-1948), publisher and politician
  • Daniel Fowle (1831-1891), politician
  • Murray Hamilton (1923-1986), actor
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