Gates County, North Carolina

Gates County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,516. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of, , and. It was named for General, who had commanded the victorious American forces at the in 1777.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 895 (346 ). 882 km² (341 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.45%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into eight : Gatesville, Hall, Haslett, Holly Grove, Hunters Mill, Mintonsville, Reynoldson and Sunbury.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,516 people, 3,901 households, and 2,933 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 4,389 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 59.08%, 39.18% or , 0.42% , 0.25% , 0.03% , 0.10% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,901 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 21.70% 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 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,647, and the median income for a family was $41,511. Males had a median income of $32,227 versus $21,014 for females. The for the county was $15,963. About 14.50% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 26.20% of those age 65 or over.