Wilson County (North Carolina)

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

Geography

The County is located in east-central North Carolina and has an area of 969 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Nash County, Edgecombe County, Pitt County, Greene County, Wayne County and Johnston County.

Wilson County is divided into ten townships: Black Creek, Crossroads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Spring Hill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot and Wilson.

History

Wilson County was formed in 1855 from parts of Edgecombe County, Johnston County, Nash County and Wayne County. It was named, as is the district capital of Wilson, by Louis D. Wilson, a politician and officer who was killed in the Mexican-American War.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census of 2000, there were 73 814 people in Wilson County. Of these, 1,865 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 28,613 households and 19,771 families. The population density was 77 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 55.83 percent White, 39.33 percent Black or African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.42 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.21 percent from other races groups; 0.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 6.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 28,613 households out of which 31.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.1 percent were married couples living together, 16.5 percent were single mothers and 30.9 percent were non-families. 26.4 percent of all households and 10.2 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years 28.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 12.9 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. In all females were 91.3 males. In all women aged 18 and over, 87.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 33,116, for a family is $ 41,551. Males had a median income of $ 30,364, women $ 21,997. The per capita income was $ 17,102. 18.5 percent of the population and 13.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 24.7 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 21.3 percent of persons aged 65 years and older.