Nash County, North Carolina

Nash County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 87,420. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for Brigadier General, who had been mortally wounded that year at the.

In parts of Nash County, Edgecombe County,, and  were combined to form.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,406 (543 ). 1,399 km² (540 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.45%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into sixteen : Bailey, Castalia, Coopers, Dry Wells, Ferrells, Griffins, Jackson, Mannings, Nashville, North Whitakers, Oak Level, Red Oak, Rocky Mount, Spring Hope, South Whitakers, and Stony Creek.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 87,420 people, 33,644 households, and 23,920 families residing in the county. The was 62/km² (162/sq mi). There were 37,051 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (69/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 61.94%, 33.93% or , 0.45% , 0.57% , 0.02% , 2.06% from , and 1.02% from two or more races. 3.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 33,644 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 14.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,147, and the median income for a family was $44,769. Males had a median income of $32,459 versus $24,438 for females. The for the county was $18,863. About 10.30% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.