Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,086. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for.

In parts of Northampton County, Bertie County, and  were combined to form.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,426 (551 ). 1,389 km² (536 sq mi) of it is land and 37 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.57%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Gaston, Garysburg, Jackson, Rich Square, Lasker, Woodland, Severn, Seaboard, and Conway.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,086 people, 8,691 households, and 5,953 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (41/sq mi). There were 10,455 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 39.09%, 59.43% or , 0.32% , 0.09% , 0.05% , 0.39% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,691 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.50% were living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,652, and the median income for a family was $34,648. Males had a median income of $27,970 versus $21,183 for females. The for the county was $15,413. About 17.00% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 29.80% of those under age 18 and 21.50% of those age 65 or over.