Yancey County North Carolina History Law And Government

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 811 km² (313 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 809 km² (312 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.21% water.

3.1 Townships

The county is divided into eleven townshipThe term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems, especially in the U. no town need be involved, and indeed in the Scottish Highlands the term describes a very small agricultural community. Specific uss: Brush Creek, Burnsville, Cane River, Crabtree, Egypt, Green Mountain, Jacks Creek, Pensacola, Price Creek, Ramseytown, and South Toe.

3.2 Adjacent Counties

4 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ² of 2000, there are 17,774 people, 7,472 households, and 5,372 families residing in the county. The population density is 22/km² (57/mi²). There are 9,729 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 97.99% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 2.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 7,472 households out of which 27.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% are married couples living together, 7.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% are non-families. 25.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.81.

In the county the population is spread out with 21.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $29,674, and the median income for a family is $35,879. Males have a median income of $26,800 versus $20,885 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,335. 15.80% of the population and 10.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.10% of those under the age of 18 and 16.30% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

5 Cities and towns

Burnsville

6 External links

Yancey County government official website

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