Hoke County, North Carolina

Hoke County is a in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 33,646. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of  and. It was named for, a general in the.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,016 (392 ). 1,013 km² (391 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.29%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into eight : Allendale, Antioch, Blue Springs, Fort Bragg Military Reservation, McLauchlin, Raeford, Quewhiffle, and Stonewall.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,646 people, 11,373 households, and 8,745 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (86/sq mi). There were 12,518 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 44.53%, 37.64% or , 11.45% , 0.83% , 0.15% , 3.27% from , and 2.13% from two or more races. 7.18% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 42.1% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 10.1% of the population was Native American. 36.3% of the population was African-Americans. 9.8% of the population was Latino. 1.8% of the population reported more than one race (but it should be remembered that this category excluded Latinos) and 1.0% of the population was Asian.

In 2000 there were 11,373 households out of which 41.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were living together, 18.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.10% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.80% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.10% from 25 to 44, 17.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,230, and the median income for a family was $36,110. Males had a median income of $27,925 versus $21,184 for females. The for the county was $13,635. About 14.40% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.

Famous Events
July 1952, delivered 20 gallons of  from  after the local supplier had been arrested for bootlegging.