Caswell County, North Carolina



Caswell County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 23,501. Its is.

History
Caswell County was formed in from the northern portion of. The newly formed county was named for, from 1776 to 1780. was the first.

In roughly the eastern half of Caswell County became. After the division, the Caswell County center of government was moved to a more central location: the community of the new county seat first was called Caswell Court House. Later, the name was changed to.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,110 (428 ). 1,100 km² (425 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.88%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Anderson, Dan River, Hightowers, Leasburg, Locust Hill, Milton, Pelham, Stoney Creek, and Yanceyville.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,501 people, 8,670 households, and 6,398 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 9,601 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was \42.07%, 59.00% or , 0.19% , 0.15% , 0.03% , 1.17% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,670 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 14.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 23.20% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,018, and the median income for a family was $41,905. Males had a median income of $28,968 versus $22,339 for females. The for the county was $16,470. About 10.90% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

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Notable Residents

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