Duplin County, North Carolina




Coordinates: 34°56′N 77°56′W / 34.94°N 77.93°W / 34.94; -77.93



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Duplin County, North Carolina

Liberty Hall Restoration.jpg

Liberty Hall in Kenansville Historic District.


Seal of Duplin County, North Carolina
Seal

Map of North Carolina highlighting Duplin County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina

Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Founded 1750
Named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
Seat Kenansville
Largest town Wallace
Area
 • Total 822 sq mi (2,129 km2)
 • Land 816 sq mi (2,113 km2)
 • Water 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 0.7%
Population
 • (2010) 58,505
 • Density 72/sq mi (28/km2)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website www.duplincountync.com

Duplin County (/ˈduːplɪn/)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,505.[2] Its county seat is Kenansville.[3]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Law and government


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Economy


  • 7 Transportation


    • 7.1 Major highways


    • 7.2 Airports




  • 8 Communities


    • 8.1 Towns


    • 8.2 Townships


    • 8.3 Census-designated place


    • 8.4 Unincorporated communities




  • 9 Notable people


  • 10 Trivia


  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





History


The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (later 9th Earl of Kinnoull),[4] as he was known when he served on the Board of Trade and Plantations in England in the 1740s.[5]


In 1784 the western part of Duplin County became Sampson County.


John Miller was a merchant in Duplin who was appointed as postmaster. In the nineteenth century, he migrated to Leon County in the panhandle of Florida, with other North Carolinians during the period of Indian Removal in the 1830s–1840s. There he developed a successful cotton plantation. He called it Miccosukee Plantation, after one of the Seminole bands. (They are now a federally recognized tribe.) He depended on the labor of enslaved African Americans.



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 822 square miles (2,130 km2), of which 816 square miles (2,110 km2) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km2) (0.7%) is water.[6]



Demographics



























































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.
%±
1790 5,663 —
1800 6,796 20.0%
1810 7,863 15.7%
1820 9,744 23.9%
1830 11,291 15.9%
1840 11,182 −1.0%
1850 13,514 20.9%
1860 15,784 16.8%
1870 15,542 −1.5%
1880 18,773 20.8%
1890 18,690 −0.4%
1900 22,405 19.9%
1910 25,442 13.6%
1920 30,223 18.8%
1930 35,103 16.1%
1940 39,739 13.2%
1950 41,074 3.4%
1960 40,270 −2.0%
1970 38,015 −5.6%
1980 40,952 7.7%
1990 39,995 −2.3%
2000 49,063 22.7%
2010 58,505 19.2%
Est. 2016 58,969 [7] 0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2013[2]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 49,063 people, 18,267 households, and 13,060 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile (23/km²). There were 20,520 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.67% White, 28.94% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 10.87% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 15.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 18,267 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples living together, 14.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.10.


In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $29,890, and the median income for a family was $34,760. Males had a median income of $26,212 versus $20,063 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,499. About 15.30% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 22.70% of those age 65 or over.



Law and government


Duplin County is a member of the regional Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.


Duplin County is represented by Jimmy Dixon in the North Carolina House of Representatives.



Presidential elections results















































































































































































Presidential elections results[13]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third parties

2016
58.6% 12,217
 39.7% 8,283
 1.7% 356

2012
55.4% 11,416
 43.9% 9,033
 0.7% 143

2008
54.4% 10,834
 45.0% 8,958
 0.6% 112

2004
58.0% 9,611
 41.8% 6,923
 0.3% 49

2000
54.5% 7,840
 45.0% 6,475
 0.5% 75

1996
 43.8% 5,432
49.9% 6,179
 6.3% 781

1992
 38.5% 5,286
49.6% 6,816
 12.0% 1,645

1988
 49.2% 5,774
50.7% 5,945
 0.1% 7

1984
53.0% 7,708
 46.9% 6,830
 0.1% 17

1980
 41.3% 5,403
57.6% 7,524
 1.1% 142

1976
 33.5% 3,912
65.8% 7,696
 0.7% 86

1972
70.6% 7,153
 28.2% 2,857
 1.2% 120

1968
 22.2% 2,724
 28.2% 3,451
49.6% 6,082

1964
 34.8% 3,821
65.2% 7,169

1960
 28.9% 2,953
71.1% 7,269

1956
 23.3% 2,110
76.7% 6,931

1952
 24.9% 2,115
75.1% 6,392

1948
 14.2% 1,024
81.3% 5,866
 4.6% 330

1944
 20.8% 1,437
79.2% 5,464

1940
 18.9% 1,260
81.1% 5,394

1936
 20.6% 1,546
79.4% 5,966

1932
 19.9% 1,173
79.5% 4,674
 0.6% 35

1928
52.4% 2,911
 47.6% 2,647

1924
 34.2% 1,542
64.9% 2,924
 0.8% 37

1920
 44.3% 2,697
55.8% 3,398

1916
 45.6% 1,527
54.4% 1,824

1912
 1.2% 33
61.5% 1,757
 37.4% 1,069




Education


Duplin County is home to James Sprunt Community College.



Economy


Duplin County is important in raising animals for food. It has more hogs than any other county in the United States—2.2 million in 1998, which is greater than the hog population of most states. The county is also the home to a major chicken and turkey industry.[14]


Duplin is also home to Duplin Winery, the oldest winery in North Carolina and the largest winery in the Southeast.



Transportation



Major highways





  • I-40


  • US 117


  • US 421


  • NC 11


  • NC 24


  • NC 41


  • NC 50


  • NC 111


  • NC 241


  • NC 403


  • NC 903




Airports


The following public-use airports are located in the county:[15]




  • Duplin County Airport (DPL) – Kenansville


  • Eagles Nest Airport (6N9) – Potters Hill



Communities




Map of Duplin County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels



Towns




  • Beulaville

  • Calypso


  • Faison (part)

  • Greenevers


  • Harrells (part)


  • Kenansville (county seat)

  • Magnolia


  • Mount Olive (part)

  • Rose Hill

  • Teachey


  • Wallace (part)

  • Warsaw




Townships




  • Albertson

  • Cypress Creek

  • Faison

  • Glisson

  • Island Creek

  • Kenansville

  • Limestone

  • Magnolia

  • Rockfish

  • Rose Hill

  • Smith

  • Warsaw

  • Wolfscrape




Census-designated place


  • Potters Hill


Unincorporated communities



  • Chinquapin

  • Fountaintown

  • Kornegay

  • Murphey

  • Pasley

  • Hallsville



Notable people



  • Peter Weddick Moore (1859-1934), North Carolina educator and the first president of Elizabeth City State University


Trivia


The fictional North Carolina hamlet of Tim's Creek, from Randall Kenan's early short stories in "A Visitation of Spirits" and "Let the Dead Bury Their Dead," is based loosely on Chinquapin, North Carolina.


Duplin county was featured in the 2017 documentary What the Health for the (suggested) impact its livestock industry has on health.



See also



  • Goshen Swamp

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Duplin County, North Carolina

  • What The Health?



References




  1. ^ Talk Like A Tarheel, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-01-31.


  2. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  4. ^ Proffitt, Martie (Apr 17, 1983). "Local history offers tasty tidbits". Star-News. pp. 8C. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


  5. ^ "A Brief History of Duplin County, NC". Duplin County, North Carolina. Retrieved 7 April 2015.


  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.


  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.


  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 14, 2015.


  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2015.


  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2015.


  12. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.


  14. ^ MacInnis, Stewart (1998-09-24). "Kornegay's research eases livestock impact". Spectrum. Virginia Tech. Retrieved 2008-06-19.


  15. ^ Public and Private Airports, Duplin County, North Carolina



External links


  • Duplin County government official website










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