Martin County, North Carolina

Martin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 25,593. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the southeastern part of  and the western part of. It was named for, the last royal (1771-1775). Whereas and, named for Martin's predecessors  and , were abolished after American independence, Martin County was neither abolished nor renamed, a fact which has been attributed to the popularity of , twice governor of the state (1782-1784, 1789-1792).

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,195 (461 ). 1,194 km² (461 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.07%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into ten : Bear Grass, Cross Roads, Goose Nest, Griffins, Hamilton, Jamesville, Poplar Point, Robersonville, Williams, and Williamston.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 25,593 people, 10,020 households, and 7,194 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (56/sq mi). There were 10,930 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 52.54%, 45.37% or , 0.29% , 0.24% , 0.03% , 0.90% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,020 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were living together, 17.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,793, and the median income for a family was $35,428. Males had a median income of $29,818 versus $19,167 for females. The for the county was $15,102. About 16.30% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the, including 27.50% of those under age 18 and 25.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns