Duplin County, North Carolina

Duplin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 49,063. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, later 9th Earl of Kinnoull.

In the western part of Duplin County became.

One of Duplin's favorite sons, John Miller, was a postmaster and merchant in Duplin. He migrated to, with other North Carolinians in the - and established a successful  called.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,121 (819 ). 2,118 km² (818 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into thirteen : Albertson, Cypress Creek, Faison, Glisson, Island Creek, Kenansville, Limestone, Magnolia, Rockfish, Rose Hill, Smith, Warsaw, and Wolfscrape.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,063 people, 18,267 households, and 13,060 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 20,520 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 58.67%, 28.94% or , 0.23% , 0.15% , 0.07% , 10.87% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 15.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 18,267 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 14.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10. \der the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,890, and the median income for a family was $34,760. Males had a median income of $26,212 versus $20,063 for females. The for the county was $14,499. About 15.30% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 22.70% of those age 65 or over.