Jones County, North Carolina

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Jones County, North Carolina
Image:Jones County nc seal.jpg
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1779
Seat	Trenton
Area - Total - Land - Water	473 sq mi (1,225 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.30%
Population - (2000) - Density	10,381 21/sq mi (8/km²)
Website: www.co.jones.nc.us

Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 10,381. Its county seat is Trenton^[1].

Jones County is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

1 History
2 Law and government
3 Geography
- 3.1 Townships
- 3.2 Adjacent counties
4 Demographics
5 Cities and towns
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The county was formed in 1779 from the southwestern part of Craven County. It was named for Willie Jones, a Revolutionary leader and president of the North Carolina Council of Safety; he was later the state's chief opponent of ratification of the United States Constitution.

[edit] Law and government

Jones County is a member of the regional Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 473 square miles (1,226 km²), of which, 472 square miles (1,222 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into seven townships, which are both numbered and named: 1 (White Oak), 2 (Pollocksville), 3 (Trenton), 4 (Cypress Creek), 5 (Tuckahoe), 6 (Chinquapin), and 7 (Beaver Creek).

[edit] Adjacent counties

Craven County, North Carolina - northeast
Carteret County, North Carolina - southeast
Onslow County, North Carolina - south
Duplin County, North Carolina - west
Lenoir County, North Carolina - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Historical Populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	8,226		—
1910	8,721		6.0%
1920	9,912		13.7%
1930	10,428		5.2%
1940	10,926		4.8%
1950	11,004		0.7%
1960	11,005		0.0%
1970	9,779		-11.1%
1980	9,705		-0.8%
1990	9,414		-3.0%
2000	10,381		10.3%
Est. 2006	10,204	^[2]	-1.7%

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,061 households, and 2,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,679 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.97% White, 35.87% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,061 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,882, and the median income for a family was $35,180. Males had a median income of $28,662 versus $19,536 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,916. About 14.20% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.