Greene County, North Carolina

Greene County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 18,974. In 2006, it was estimated that the county's population is near 23,000. It is included in the. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the northern part of. It was originally named Glasgow County, for, North Carolina from 1777 to 1798. In, after Glasgow's involvement in military land grant frauds had forced him to resign and leave the state, Glasgow County was renamed Greene County, for Major General , commander of American troops at the.

The final major battle of the at  in 1713 occurred at a location near current day  in Greene County.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 689 (266 ). 687 km² (265 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.18%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Bull Head, Carrs, Hookerton, Jason, Olds, Ormondsville, Shine, Snow Hill, and Speights Bridge.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,974 people, 6,696 households, and 4,955 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (72/sq mi). There were 7,368 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 51.83%, 41.21% or , 0.30% , 0.09% , 0.01% , 5.75% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 7.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,696 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,074, and the median income for a family was $36,419. Males had a median income of $27,048 versus $21,351 for females. The for the county was $15,452. About 16.00% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the, including 28.30% of those under age 18 and 20.50% of those age 65 or over.