Granville County, North Carolina
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2010, there were 59,916 people in 20,628 households residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 111.6 people per square mile (43.1/km²). There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.4% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 32.8% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.6% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.5% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander
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, 3.9% from other races
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, and 1.7% from two or more races. 7.5% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
There were 20,628 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.90. In the county the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 12.0% from 25 to 34, 24.1% from 35 to 49, 20.7% from 50 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 114.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,196, and the mean household income was $55,849. The median and mean income for a family was $56,493 and $64,311, respectively. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $21,201. About 7.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- ButnerButner, North CarolinaButner is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,591 at the 2010 census]. Butner was managed by the state of North Carolina from 1947 through 2007. A bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly incorporating the town was signed by Gov. Mike Easley on...
- CreedmoorCreedmoor, North CarolinaCreedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States . The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.-Brief History of the Town:...
- OxfordOxford, North CarolinaOxford is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,461 at the 2010 census It is the county seat of Granville County.-History:...
- StemStem, North CarolinaStem is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 463 at the 2010 Census. In 2006, Stem became home to a high school for the first time since Stem High, when Granville Central High School opened its doors to freshman and sophomores...
- StovallStovall, North CarolinaStovall is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 418 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:Stovall is located at ....
Unincorporated communities
- LewisLewis, North CarolinaLewis is an unincorporated community in central Granville County, North Carolina, United States, north of Oxford, North Carolina.-References:...
- WiltonWilton, North CarolinaWilton is an unincorporated community in southern Granville County, North Carolina, north of Grissom, North Carolina. Former home of the J.F. Webb Tobacco Research center and Wilton High School. It was declared no longer a city in 1985 when the state removed its post office charter.-References:...
- Brassfield
- Braggtown
- Shake Rag
- Culbreth
- Tally Ho
- GrissomGrissom, North CarolinaGrissom is an unincorporated community in southern Granville County, North Carolina at the intersection of roads 1710 and 1713, south of Wilton, North Carolina....
- Bullock
External links
- Granville County government official website
- Granville County Chamber of Commerce
- Granville County Historical Society/Museums
- Vance-Granville Community College (located just on the Vance side of the Vance County-Granville County line)
- Northern Granville, Historic Oak Hill, Multi-Cultural Museum and Library