Wayne County, North Carolina

Wayne County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 113,329. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina. Its is.

History
County was formed in from the western part of. It was named for, a general in the.

In parts of Wayne County,, , and  were combined to form.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,442 (557 ). 1,431 km² (553 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.74%) is water.

Townships
County is divided into twelve : Brogden, Buck Swamp,, Goldsboro, Grantham, Hood Swamp, Indian Springs, Nahunta, New Hope, Pikeville, Saulston, and Stoney Creek.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 113,329 people, 42,612 households, and 30,254 families residing in the county. The was 79/km² (205/sq mi). There were 47,313 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (86/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 61.28%, 33.02% or , 0.36% , 0.96% , 0.05% , 3.07% from , and 1.25% from two or more races. 4.94% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 42,612 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.50% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,942, and the median income for a family was $40,492. Males had a median income of $28,396 versus $21,854 for females. The for the county was $17,010. About 10.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.

Newspapers serving Wayne County
Dailies
 * The Goldsboro News Argus

Weeklies
 * Mount Olive Tribune
 * Wayne-Wilson News Leader