Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 91,025. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for (-), member of the  and signer of the.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,557 (601 ). 1,541 km² (595 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.05%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into thirteen :, , , , , , , , , , , , and.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north-northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - northwest
 * - north-northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 91,025 people, 33,800 households, and 24,099 families residing in the county. The was 59/km² (153/sq mi). There were 38,605 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (65/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.13%, 22.50% or , 0.87% , 0.65% , 0.07% , 3.21% from , and 1.57% from two or more races. 5.86% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 33,800 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,105, and the median income for a family was $41,176. Males had a median income of $30,265 versus $22,283 for females. The for the county was $16,775. About 11.30% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.