Wilson County, North Carolina

Wilson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the est population is 73,814. The county seat is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of, , , and. It was named for, a state legislator from Edgecombe County and a colonel in the , who died of fever at in 1847.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 969 (374 ). 961 km² (371 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.85%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into ten : Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardners, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2006, there  73,814 people, 28,613 households, and 19,771 families residing in the county. The was 77/km² (199/sq mi). There were 30,729 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (83/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 55.83%, 39.33% or , 0.27% , 0.42% , 0.02% , 3.21% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 6.04% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 28,613 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.10% were living together, 16.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,116, and the median income for a family was $41,551. Males had a median income of $30,364 versus $21,997 for females. The for the county was $17,102. About 13.80% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over.