Lenoir County, North Carolina
Lenoir County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 59,648. Its
county seat is
Kinston6.
The county was formed in
1791 from the southern part of
Dobbs County. It was named for
William Lenoir (1751-1839), an officer in the
American Revolutionary War, who took part in the
Battle of Kings Mountain, and prominent political leader.
Lenoir County is a member of the regional
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,041
km² (402
mi²). 1,036 km² (400 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.56%) is water.
Townships
The county is divided into twelve
townships: Contentnea Neck, Falling Creek, Institute, Kinston, Moseley Hall, Neuse, Pink Hill, Sand Hill, Southwest, Trent, Vance, and Woodington.
Adjacent Counties
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Greene County, North Carolina - north
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Pitt County, North Carolina - northeast
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Craven County, North Carolina - east
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Jones County, North Carolina - southeast
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Duplin County, North Carolina - southwest
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Wayne County, North Carolina - west
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 59,648 people, 23,862 households, and 16,178 families residing in the county. The
population density was 58/km² (149/mi²). There were 27,184 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (68/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.47%
White, 40.43%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 1.88% from
other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 3.17% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 23,862 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% were
married couples living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,191, and the median income for a family was $38,815. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $21,536 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,744. About 12.60% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.00% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over.
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Grifton*
Kinston*
La Grange*
Pink HillThe City of Kinston and Lenoir County have a merged school system There are three public high schools in Lenoir County (9 - 12) ; North Lenoir, South Lenoir, and
Kinston High School. There are four public middle schools (6 - 8); E.B. Frink, Rochelle, Woodington, and Savannah. There are ten public elementary schools (K - 5); Banks, Bynum, Contentnea, La Grange, Moss Hill, Northwest, Pink Hill, Southeast, Southwood, and Teachers Memorial. There is one alternative school, Lewis.
Lenoir County also has three private schools; Arendell Parrott Academy, Bethel Christian Academy, and Kinston Charter Academy.
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Lenoir County government official website
