Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,275. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, a British admiral, who the globe from  to , and later became.

Like its parent county Bladen, Anson County was originally a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in, when the northern part of it became. In the western part of Anson County became. In the northern part of what remained of Anson County became, and the part east of the  became. Finally, in the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to become. In 1985 most of the movie, starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg along with Danny Glover, was filmed in Anson county.

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,275 people, 9,204 households, and 6,663 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (48/sq mi). There were 10,221 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 49.53%, 48.64% or , 0.45% , 0.57% , 0.02% , 0.32% from , and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,204 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.80% were living together, 19.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,849, and the median income for a family was $35,870. Males had a median income of $27,297 versus $20,537 for females. The for the county was $14,853. About 15.50% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , (1754-1823), born in Anson County, from.