Cleveland County, North Carolina

Cleveland County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 96,287. Its is.

History
The county was formed as Cleveland County in from parts of  and. It was named for, a colonel in the , who took part in the. The present spelling was adopted in.

Law and government
Cleveland County is a member of the regional council of governments.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,214 (469 ). 1,203 km² (465 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.85%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into eleven, which are both numbered and named: 1 (River), 2 (Boiling Springs), 3 (Rippy), 4 (Kings Mountain), 5 (Warlick), 6 (Shelby), 7 (Sandy Run), 8 (Polkville), 9 (Double Shoals), 10 (Knob Creek), and 11 (Casar).

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 96,287 people, 37,046 households, and 27,006 families residing in the county. The was 80/km² (207/sq mi). There were 40,317 housing units at an average density of 34/km² (87/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.81%, 20.93% or , 0.15% , 0.69% , 0.01% , 0.68% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 37,046 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,283, and the median income for a family was $41,733. Males had a median income of $30,882 versus $21,995 for females. The for the county was $17,395. About 10.10% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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