Stokes County
Stokes County, North Carolina
Danbury, NC 27016
Phone: (336) 593-9173
Fax: (336) 593-5459
www.co.stokes.nc.us
On the northern border of NC, north of Winston-Salem; organized Nov 2, 1798 from Surry County. Name Origin: For Col. John Stokes (1756-90), hero of the American Revolution, NC legislator, and district judge (1783)
Area (sq mi):: 455.89 (land 451.84; water 4.05) Population per square mile: 101.50
Population 2005: 45,858 State rank: 55 Population change: 2000-20005 2.60%; 1990-2000 20.10% Population 2000: 44,711 (White 92.50%; Black or African American 4.70%; Hispanic or Latino 1.90%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.70%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 37.20
Income 2000: per capita $18,130; median household $38,808; Population below poverty level: 9.10% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $22,810-$23,581
Unemployment (2004): 5.30% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.30% Median travel time to work: 30.70 minutes Working outside county of residence: 70.80%
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