Wilson County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...
. As of 2000, the population was 73,814. The county seat is
Wilson' is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 17th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 47,380 at the 2007 census.-Geography:...
.
The county was formed in 1855 from parts of
Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 55,606. Its county seat is Tarboro.- History :...
,
Johnston CountyJohnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of July 1, 2008, the estimated population was 163,428 making it the 77th fastest growing U.S. county with a population of 10,000 or more. Its county seat is Smithfield.-History:The county was formed in 1746 from Craven...
,
Nash CountyNash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its county seat is Nashville.- History :...
, and
Wayne CountyWayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 113,329 and in 2006 the population was estimated at 113,847. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It was named for
Louis Dicken WilsonLouis Dicken Wilson was an North Carolinian politician and general in the United States Army. He served in the General Assembly of North Carolina and the North Carolina Senate for in various terms between 1814 and 1846. Wilson County, North Carolina is named in his honor.He was a member of the...
, a state legislator from Edgecombe County and a colonel in the Mexican-American War, who died of fever at Veracruz in 1847.
Wilson County is a member of the regional
Upper Coastal Plain Council of GovernmentsThe Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration...
.
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 374
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (969 km²), of which, 371 square miles (961 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.85%) is water.
The county is divided into ten
townshipsA township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with 36 square miles being the norm.The term is used in two ways....
: Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson.
- Nash County, North Carolina
Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its county seat is Nashville.- History :...
- north
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Edgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 55,606. Its county seat is Tarboro.- History :...
- northeast
- Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is included in the Greenville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As one of the fastest growing centers in the state, the county has seen a population boom since 1990. As of the 2000 Census, the population was...
- east
- Greene County, North Carolina
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 18,974. In 2006, it was estimated that the county's population was 20,157. It is included in the Greenville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- southeast
- Wayne County, North Carolina
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 113,329 and in 2006 the population was estimated at 113,847. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- south
- Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of July 1, 2008, the estimated population was 163,428 making it the 77th fastest growing U.S. county with a population of 10,000 or more. Its county seat is Smithfield.-History:The county was formed in 1746 from Craven...
- southwest
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2006, there 73,814 people, 28,613 households, and 19,771 families residing in the county.
Wilson County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...
. As of 2000, the population was 73,814. The county seat is
Wilson' is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 17th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 47,380 at the 2007 census.-Geography:...
.
History
The county was formed in 1855 from parts of
Edgecombe CountyEdgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 55,606. Its county seat is Tarboro.- History :...
,
Johnston CountyJohnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of July 1, 2008, the estimated population was 163,428 making it the 77th fastest growing U.S. county with a population of 10,000 or more. Its county seat is Smithfield.-History:The county was formed in 1746 from Craven...
,
Nash CountyNash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its county seat is Nashville.- History :...
, and
Wayne CountyWayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 113,329 and in 2006 the population was estimated at 113,847. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It was named for
Louis Dicken WilsonLouis Dicken Wilson was an North Carolinian politician and general in the United States Army. He served in the General Assembly of North Carolina and the North Carolina Senate for in various terms between 1814 and 1846. Wilson County, North Carolina is named in his honor.He was a member of the...
, a state legislator from Edgecombe County and a colonel in the Mexican-American War, who died of fever at Veracruz in 1847.
Law and government
Wilson County is a member of the regional
Upper Coastal Plain Council of GovernmentsThe Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration...
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 374
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (969 km²), of which, 371 square miles (961 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.85%) is water.
Townships
The county is divided into ten
townshipsA township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with 36 square miles being the norm.The term is used in two ways....
: Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson.
Adjacent counties
- Nash County, North Carolina
Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its county seat is Nashville.- History :...
- north
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Edgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 55,606. Its county seat is Tarboro.- History :...
- northeast
- Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is included in the Greenville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As one of the fastest growing centers in the state, the county has seen a population boom since 1990. As of the 2000 Census, the population was...
- east
- Greene County, North Carolina
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 18,974. In 2006, it was estimated that the county's population was 20,157. It is included in the Greenville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- southeast
- Wayne County, North Carolina
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 113,329 and in 2006 the population was estimated at 113,847. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- south
- Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of July 1, 2008, the estimated population was 163,428 making it the 77th fastest growing U.S. county with a population of 10,000 or more. Its county seat is Smithfield.-History:The county was formed in 1746 from Craven...
- southwest
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2006, there 73,814 people, 28,613 households, and 19,771 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 199 people per square mile (77/km²). There were 30,729 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile (32/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 55.83%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 39.33%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.27%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.42%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.02%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.21% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.92% from two or more races. 6.04% of the population were
HispanicRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
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of any race.
There were 28,613 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.10% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 16.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,116, and the median income for a family was $41,551. Males had a median income of $30,364 versus $21,997 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $17,102. About 13.80% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- Black Creek
Black Creek is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Black Creek is located at ....
- Elm City
Elm City is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,165 at the 2000 census.-Note:"Elm City" is also a nickname for the city of New Haven, CT, and/or its most prominent institutional citizen, Yale University.-Geography:...
- Lucama
Lucama is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 847 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lucama is located at ....
- Saratoga
Saratoga is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Saratoga is located at ....
- Sims
Sims is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 128 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sims is located at ....
- Stantonsburg
Stantonsburg is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. It is named for James Stanton V. The population was 754 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stantonsburg is located at ....
- Wilson
' is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 17th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 47,380 at the 2007 census.-Geography:...
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