Wilkes County (North Carolina)

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

Geography

The County is located in northwestern North Carolina, is in the north about 30 miles from Virginia, the west about 35 miles from Tennessee and has an area of 1968 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Surry County, Yadkin County, Iredell County, Alexander County, Caldwell County, Watauga County, Ashe County and Alleghany County.

Wilkes County is divided into 24 townships: Antioch, Beaver Creek, Boomer, Brushy Mountains, call, Edwards, Elk, Jobs Cabin, Lewis Fork, Lovelace, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, New Castle, North Wilkesboro, Reddies River, Rock Creek, Somers, Stanton, Traphill, Hays, Union, Walnut Grove and Wilkesboro.

History

Wilkes County was formed in 1777 from parts of Surry County. It was named, as well as the district capital Wilkesboro, according to John Wilkes, a British journalist and radical politician.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in Wilkes County 65 632 people in 26,650 households and 19,321 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 92.95 percent White, 4.16 percent African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.71 percent from other races groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.45 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 26,650 households out of which 30.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers and 27.5 percent were non-families. 24.5 percent of all households and 10.0 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.87.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.9 percent 18 to 24 years 29.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.7 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. In all females there were 97.3 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the 34 258 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family was $ 40,607 U.S. dollars. Males have a median income of $ 27 346 U.S. dollar against the women with 21,089 U.S. dollars. The per capita income was 17,516 dollars. 11.9 percent of the population and 8.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 13.2 percent of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 17.2 percent are 65 years or older.