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Washington Municipal Building. The settlement at the current location of the city was founded in the 1770s by James Bonner on his land and was known as Forks of the Tar. In 1776, it was renamed Washington. During the American Revolutionary War, Washington served as a supply port when major neighboring ports were under British siege. [9]
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 were 203 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older ...
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.
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.
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]
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.
The state has a rapidly growing proportion of Asian Americans, specifically Indian and Vietnamese; these groups nearly quintupled and tripled, respectively, between 1990 and 2002, as people arrived in the state for new jobs in the growing economy. Recent estimates suggest that the state's Asian-American population has increased significantly ...