Randolph County, North Carolina

Randolph County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 130,454. Its is. The of North Carolina is located in.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, first president of the.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,046 (790 ). 2,039 km² (787 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.33%) is water. Randolph County is located in the section of central North Carolina, a region of gently rolling hills and woodlands. However, the central and western parts of the county contain the and the. These two ranges are the remnants of a much-higher range of ancient peaks. Today they rarely top 1,000 feet above sea level, yet due to the relative low terrain around them, they still rise 200 - 500 feet above their base. The highest point in Randolph County is Shephard Mountain, a peak in the Carraways. The is located atop Purgatory Mountain, one of the peaks of the Uwharries.

Townships
The county is divided into twenty two : Asheboro, Archdale, Back Creek, Brower, Cedar Grove, Coleridge, Columbia, Concord, Farmer, Franklinville, Grant, Level Cross, Liberty, New Hope, New Market, Pleasant Grove, Providence, Randleman, Richland, Tabernacle, Trinity, and Union.

Adjacent Counties

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Trivia

 * Randolph County was the original location of what became.
 * The county is home to the
 * Portions of the 1993 movie Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice were filmed in the area in the northeastern part of the county.
 * The county is home to one of the last remaining in the state. The, in Union Township, is in the southwestern part of the county and was destroyed by a flood in 2003, but has been completely restored and is still standing.
 * is the center of a booming industry. The  is located there.
 * is headquartered and operates a shop in the community of . The Richard Petty Museum is located in downtown.
 * The is located near  in the community of.

Famous Natives

 * , murder victim
 * - driver.
 * - pioneer. Richard Petty's father.
 * - driver. Son of Richard Petty
 * - driver. Kyle Petty's son. Killed in New Hampshire.
 * - World professional bullrider champion.
 * - The Beanshooter Man who appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. [http://www.asheboro.com/users/teallen/rufus1.htm
 * Jerry Bledsoe, Best selling author
 * - driver

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 130,454 people, 50,659 households, and 37,335 families residing in the county. The was 64/km² (166/sq mi). There were 54,422 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (69/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.20%, 5.63% or , 0.45% , 0.64% , 0.02% , 3.01% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 6.63% of the population were or  of any race.

As with much of North Carolina the Latino population of Randolph County continued to grow into the twenty-first century. 2005 figures placed the Latino population as 9.3% of the counties total.

In 2000 there were 50,659 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 22.50% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,348, and the median income for a family was $44,369. Males had a median income of $30,575 versus $22,503 for females. The for the county was $18,236. About 6.80% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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