Union County, North Carolina

Union County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 123,677. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of  and. Its name was a compromise between, who wanted to name the new county for , and , who wanted to name it for.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,657 (640 ). 1,651 km² (637 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Goose Creek, Jackson, Marshville, Monroe, New Salem, Vance, Buford , Lanes Creek, and Sandy Ridge.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 123,677 people, 43,390 households, and 34,278 families residing in the county. The was 75/km² (194/sq mi). There were 45,695 housing units at an average density of 28/km² (72/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.83%, 12.52% or , 0.38% , 0.58% , 0.02% , 2.64% from , and 1.02% from two or more races. 6.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 43,390 households out of which 39.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.30% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.00% were non-families. 17.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 33.20% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,638, and the median income for a family was $56,197. Males had a median income of $37,125 versus $26,577 for females. The for the county was $21,978. About 5.80% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the, including 10.60% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Annual events in Union County

 * in the Union County town of is the site of the, one of  horse racing's major annual events.  The program consists of several races, and is held the last Saturday of April.   The schedule of events also features a  judging contest.  Over 10,000 people descend on Mineral Springs from all parts of the country to take part in this day long event of races and other activities.


 * The Union County town of is the site of the, an annual street fair and carnival that takes place every fall.