Moore County, North Carolina

Moore County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 74,769. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, an officer in the and associate justice of the.

In parts of Moore County and  were combined to form.

Moore County has many resorts in the / area, and has played host to the  and   as well as the  and  Men's. The Women's Open returned to Southern Pines in.

As a result of the area's rare combination of prestige and isolation, many escape to this area from time to time. Among those who frequent or have private homes in the area are, , , and. Past residents of the area include, , , and.

,, , and  were also raised here.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,828 (706 ). 1,807 km² (698 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.13%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into ten, which are both numbered and named: 1 (Carthage), 2 (Bensalem), 3 (Sheffields), 4 (Ritter), 5 (Deep River), 6 (Greenwood), 7 (McNeill), 8 (Sandhill), 9 (Mineral Springs), and 10 (Little River).

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 74,769 people, 30,713 households, and 21,959 families residing in the county. The was 41/km² (107/sq mi). There were 35,151 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (50/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.25%, 15.50% or , 0.68% , 0.44% , 0.05% , 2.20% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 3.99% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 78.0% of the county population was non-Hispanic whites. 5.1% of the population was Latino. 14.8% of the population was African-American.

There were 30,713 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,240, and the median income for a family was $48,492. Males had a median income of $31,260 versus $23,526 for females. The for the county was $23,377. About 8.00% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.