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Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, located on the northern bank of the Pamlico River.The population was 9,875 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Beaufort County. [5]
At the 2000 census, [14] there were 44,958 people, 18,319 households, and 12,951 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile (21 people/km 2). There were 22,139 housing units at an average density of 27 units per square mile (10 units/km 2).
There are numbers of North Koreans living in the United States, despite North Korean citizens being unable to freely emigrate out of their country. As of 2022, Americans of Korean descent composed an estimated 0.5% of the population, or 1,501,587 people. [1]
Washington County is known for rich farmland, extensive forests and abundant public access waters. [3] The Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound form the northern boundary. Lake Phelps is 16,000 acres and is part of Pettigrew State Park in Creswell. Somerset Place is a restored antebellum plantation and NC Historic Site on Lake Phelps. [4]
U.S. Census Bureau estimates show the state has welcomed new people from other states as the Wilmington, Charlotte and Raleigh areas all gained residents between 2020 and 2022.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,878 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 68.3% Black, 28.9% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.9% of two or more races. 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Fast-growing Washington County needs better plans than the one proposed for a northern corridor highway through Red Cliffs, writes Lisa Rutherford.
Map of Research Triangle, with points representing NC State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the first half of the 20th century, many African Americans left the state to go North for better opportunities, in the Great Migration. Their departure changed the demographic characteristics of many areas.