Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 121,965. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, from 1734 to 1752.

In parts of Johnston County,, and  were combined to form. In the eastern part of Johnston County became. In parts of Johnston County,, and Orange County were combined to form. Finally, in parts of Johnston County,, , and  were combined to form.

Law and government
Johnston County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,061 (796 ). 2,051 km² (792 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.50%) is water.

Events
Johnston County is home to the Ava Gardner Film Festival held this year on Sept. 28, 29 and 30 in downtown Smithfield. The AGFF will screen 40 plus independent films, operate 4 theaters, including the historic Howell Theater, The Smithfield Public Library Theater, The Ava Gardner Museum Theater and the Third Street Theater. At the screenings there will be World premiers, East Coast premiers and North Carolina premiers. There will also be workshops, panels and Q & A sessions with filmmakers from all NC and California. The AGFF is part of the Ava Gardner Festival which is an annual event to celebrate the life of Ava Gardner. Visit http://www.myspace.com/AvaGardnerFilmFestival and http://www.AvaGardner.org

Townships
The county is divided into seventeen : Banner, Bentonville, Beulah, Boon Hill, Clayton, Cleveland, Elevation, Ingrams, Meadow, Micro, O'Neals, Pine Level, Pleasant Grove, Selma, Smithfield, Wilders, and Wilson Mills.


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Adjacent Counties

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Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 121,965 people, 46,595 households, and 33,688 families residing in the county. The was 59/km² (154/sq mi). There were 50,196 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (63/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.09%, 15.65% or , 0.41% , 0.30% , 0.04% , 4.53% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 7.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 46,595 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 34.20% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,872, and the median income for a family was $48,599. Males had a median income of $33,008 versus $25,582 for females. The for the county was $18,788. About 8.90% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.

Newspapers serving Johnston County

 * Clayton News-Star
 * Kenly News
 * The Four Oaks-Benson News in Review
 * Princeton News Leader
 * The Selma News
 * The Smithfield Herald
 * The Clevland Post
 * The News & Observer