Graham County, North Carolina

Graham County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,993. Its is. Graham County is one of the four counties in North Carolina, along with, , and.

History
The county was formed, , from the northeastern part of. It was named for, from North Carolina (1840-1843) and  (1845-1849).

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 781 (302 ). 756 km² (292 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (3.16%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into three : Cheoah, Stecoah, and Yellow Creek.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north and east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,993 people, 3,354 households, and 2,411 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (27/sq mi). There were 5,084 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.91%, 0.19% or , 6.84% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.13% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were or  of any race. 27.6% were of, 15.1% , 12.7% , 10.6% and 5.1%  ancestry according to. 97.7% spoke and 1.3%  as their first language.

There were 3,354 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,645, and the median income for a family was $32,750. Males had a median income of $24,207 versus $18,668 for females. The for the county was $14,237. About 14.40% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 20.40% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

 * The county is the birthplace of country music legend
 * Robbinsville in Graham County is the closest town to the Tail of the Dragon with 318 curves in 11 miles of US 129. It is popular with motorcylists and sports car enthusiasts. []