Granville County, North Carolina

Granville County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 48,498. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, who as heir to one of the eight original of the , claimed one eighth of the land granted in the charter of. The claim was established as consisting of approximately the northern half of North Carolina and this territory came to be known as the also known as Oxford.

In parts of Granville County,, and  were combined to form. In the eastern part of Granville County became. Finally, in parts of Granville County,, and  were combined to form.

Law and government
Granville County is a member of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,390 (537 ). 1,376 km² (531 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.02%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Brassfield, Dutch Creek, Fishing Creek, Mount Energy, Oak Hill, Oxford, Salem, Sassafras Fork, Tally Ho, and Walnut Grove.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 48,498 people, 16,654 households, and 12,040 families residing in the county. The was 35/km² (91/sq mi). There were 17,896 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.74%, 34.94% or , 0.46% , 0.36% , 0.02% , 2.43% from , and 1.06% from two or more races. 4.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,654 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 15.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 33.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,965, and the median income for a family was $46,013. Males had a median income of $30,418 versus $24,840 for females. The for the county was $17,118. About 9.00% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.