Carteret County, North Carolina
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Coordinates:
| Carteret County, North Carolina | |
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 Location in the state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| 1722 | |
| Seat | Beaufort, North Carolina |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,341 sq mi (3,473 km²) 519.84 sq mi (1,346 km²) 821 sq mi (2,126 km²), |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
59,383 114/sq mi (44/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.co.carteret.nc.us | |
Carteret County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 59,383. Its county seat is Beaufort[1]. Most of the county is part of the Crystal Coast. The county was named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
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[edit] History
The first male of English parents born in the current area of North Carolina was John Fulford. He was born in 1629 in what is now Carteret County, North Carolina. He settled in this area and died in 1729. An article dated Sept. 18, 1893, in The New Bern Daily Journal, identified Fulford's grave in a cemetery outside Beaufort, NC, in an area called the Straits, “bricked up with English brick.” In 1971 a survey by the Carteret County Historical Society found such a grave in the Fulford Cemetery off Piper Lane in Gloucester. No signs of it remain today. [2]
[edit] Law and government
Carteret County is a member of the regional Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.
A voting machine malfunction in the county resulted in the loss of 4,438 ballots cast during early voting for the November 2, 2004 general election. Since the number of lost ballots exceeded the lead held (by Steve Troxler over Britt Cobb) in the statewide race for agriculture commissioner, the State Board of Elections decided to hold a special election on January 11, 2005, open only to the 18,500 voters in the county who either failed to vote or whose votes were lost. Both candidates have filed legal challenges contesting the format of the new election. On February 4, 2005, Cobb conceded the race.
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,341 square miles (3,472 km²), of which, 520 square miles (1,346 km²) of it is land and 821 square miles (2,126 km²) of it (61.22%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Craven County and Pamlico County (north)
- Onslow County (west-southwest)
- Jones County (west-northwest)
[edit] National protected areas
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Croatan National Forest (part)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical Populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 11,811 |
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| 1910 | 13,776 | 16.6% | |
| 1920 | 15,384 | 11.7% | |
| 1930 | 16,900 | 9.9% | |
| 1940 | 18,284 | 8.2% | |
| 1950 | 23,059 | 26.1% | |
| 1960 | 30,940 | 34.2% | |
| 1970 | 31,603 | 2.1% | |
| 1980 | 41,092 | 30.0% | |
| 1990 | 52,556 | 27.9% | |
| 2000 | 59,383 | 13.0% | |
| Est. 2006 | 63,584 | [3] | 7.1% |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 59,383 people, 25,204 households, and 17,365 families residing in the county. The population density was 114 people per square mile (44/km²). There were 40,947 housing units at an average density of 79 per square mile (30/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.28% White, 6.99% Black or African American, 0.54% Asian, 0.43% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 25,204 households out of which 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the county the population was spread out with 20.70% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 28.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,344, and the median income for a family was $45,499. Males had a median income of $31,365 versus $22,126 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,260. About 8.00% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Atlantic Beach
- Beaufort
- Bogue
- Cape Carteret
- Cedar Point
- Emerald Isle
- Indian Beach
- Morehead City
- Newport
- Peletier
- Pine Knoll Shores
[edit] Unincorporated communities
- Atlantic
- Bettie
- Broad Creek
- Cedar Island
- Davis
- Gales Creek
- Gloucester
- Harkers Island
- Harlowe
- Lola
- Marshallberg
- Merrimon
- Mill Creek
- North River
- Ocean
- Otway
- Salter Path
- Sea Gate
- Sealevel
- Stacy
- Stella
- Straits
- Smyrna
- Wildwood
- Williston
- Wiregrass
[edit] Education
The county is served by the Carteret County Public School System.
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ North Carolina, Division of Archives and History, The Correspondence of William Tryon and Other Selected Papers, Volume II, 1768-1818, p. 549
- ^ NC County Historic Populations. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Carteret County Historical Society
- Carteret County News-Times
- Carteret County Chamber of Commerce
- Carteret County Genealogy
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