Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Tyrrell County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,149, making it the least populous county in the state. It's is.

History
The county was formed in as Tyrrell Precinct of, from parts of , , , and. It was named for, one of the.

With the abolition of Albemarle County in, all of its constituent precincts became counties. In the western part of Tyrrell County was combined with part of  to form. In the western third of what was left of Tyrrell County became. In the half of Tyrrell County east of the  was combined with parts of Currituck County and  to form.

Law and government
Tyrrell County is a member of the regional council of governments.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,555 (600 ). 1,010 km² (390 sq mi) of it is land and 545 km² (210 sq mi) of it (35.05%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into five : Alligator, Columbia, Gum Neck, Scuppernong, and South Fork - which are all part of the '''IBX -

Demographics as of 2000
Tyrrell County was as of 2000 the least populous county in the state of.

As of the of 2000, there were 4,149 people, 1,537 households, and 1,055 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 2,032 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.47%, 39.43% , 0.19% , 0.75% , 2.05% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. or of any race were 3.62% of the population.

There were 1,537 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were living together, 16.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 114.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,684, and the median income for a family was $32,468. Males had a median income of $26,227 versus $18,403 for females. The for the county was $13,326. About 19.10% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the, including 31.50% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

Due to Columbia's proximity to the Outer Banks, land and property value have increased dramatically since 2000 and with that the local demographics have also changed.

Tyrrell County for Visitors
The Tyrrell County Chamber of Commerce is located in the town of .

Economic Development
Tyrrell County due its close proximity to the has been designated []as part of the IBX  -

NCSU Tyrrell County Center gives the county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University.