Northampton County is located in North Carolina , United States . Officially established in 1741 . As of 2010 , the population was 22,099 people.
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| Northampton County North Carolina | |
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| Northampton County, North Carolina | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | North Carolina |
| Adm. Centre | Jackson, North Carolina |
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| Date of formation | 1741 |
| Square | 1 427,091 km² |
| Timezone | UTC-5 / -4 |
| The largest city | Garysburg, north carolina |
| Population | |
| Population | 22 099 people ( 2010 ) |
| Official language | English |
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the county’s total area is 1,427,091 km 2 , of which 1,388,241 km 2 are land and 36,260 km 2 or 2.570% are water bodies.
Population
According to the 2000 census [1] , 22,086 residents of 8,691 households and 5,953 families live in the okrug. The population density is 16.00 people per km 2 . There are 10 455 residential buildings in the district, with a building density of about 8.00 buildings per km 2 . Racial composition of the population: white - 39.09%, African - Americans - 59.43%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 0.32%, Asians - 0.09%, Hawaiians - 0.05%, representatives of other races - 0.39 %, representatives of two or more races - 0.63%. Hispanics accounted for 0.73% of the population, regardless of race .
In the composition of 27.70% of the total number of households , children under the age of 18 live, 45.50% of households are married couples living together, 18.30% of households are single women without a spouse, 31.50% of households households are not related to families , 28.40% of households consist of one person, 13.20% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.44 people and the average family size is 2.99 people.
The age structure of the district: 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64 and 24.90% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 92.00 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.60 males .
The average household income in the district was 26 652 USD , per family - 34 648 USD . The average earnings of a man was 27 970 USD against 21 183 USD for a woman . The per capita income was $ 15,413. About 17.00% of families and 21.30% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 29.80% of youth (those who were not yet 18 years old) and 21.50% of those who were already over 65 years old .
Notes
- ↑ Data from the US Census Bureau for Northampton County (North Carolina) (eng.) (Link not available) . Date of treatment November 16, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.