Lenoir County, North Carolina

Lenoir County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 59,648. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the southern part of. It was named for (1751-1839), an officer in the, who took part in the , and prominent political leader who at the time of the county's establishment was serving as.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,041 (402 ). 1,036 km² (400 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.56%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into twelve : Contentnea Neck, Falling Creek, Institute, Kinston, Moseley Hall, Neuse, Pink Hill, Sand Hill, Southwest, Trent, Vance, and Woodington.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 59,648 people, 23,862 households, and 16,178 families residing in the county. The was 58/km² (149/sq mi). There were 27,184 housing units at an average density of 26/km² (68/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.47%, 40.43% or , 0.18% , 0.34% , 0.05% , 1.88% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 3.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,862 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% were living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,191, and the median income for a family was $38,815. Males had a median income of $28,879 versus $21,536 for females. The for the county was $16,744. About 12.60% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 22.00% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over.

School System
The City of Kinston and Lenoir County have a merged school system There are three public high schools in Lenoir County (9 - 12) ; North Lenoir, South Lenoir, and. There are four public middle schools (6 - 8); E.B. Frink, Rochelle, Woodington, and Savannah. There are ten public elementary schools (K - 5); Banks, Bynum, Contentnea, La Grange, Moss Hill, Northwest, Pink Hill, Southeast, Southwood, and Teachers Memorial. There is one alternative school, Sampson.

Lenoir County also has three private schools; Arendell Parrott Academy, Bethel Christian Academy, and Kinston Charter Academy.

Lenior County Public Schools Website