Bladen County, North Carolina
166 E Broad St Rm 105
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: (910) 862-6700
Fax: (910) 862-6767
www.bladeninfo.org
In south-central NC, southeast of Fayetteville; organized 1734 (prior to statehood) from New Hanover County. Name Origin: For Martin Bladen (1680-1746), English soldier and commissioner of trade and plantations (1717-46).
Area (sq mi): 887.13 (land 874.94; water 12.19). Pop per sq mi: 37.60.
Pop 2005: 32,938. State rank: 68. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.00%; 1990-2000 12.60%. Pop 2000: 32,278 (White 55.90%; Black or African American 37.90%; Hispanic or Latino 3.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 4.70%). Foreign born: 2.30%. Median age: 37.90.
Income 2000: per capita $14,735; median household $26,877; Pop below poverty level: 21.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,083-$21,244.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 26.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 35.30%.
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: (910) 862-6700
Fax: (910) 862-6767
www.bladeninfo.org
In south-central NC, southeast of Fayetteville; organized 1734 (prior to statehood) from New Hanover County. Name Origin: For Martin Bladen (1680-1746), English soldier and commissioner of trade and plantations (1717-46).
Area (sq mi): 887.13 (land 874.94; water 12.19). Pop per sq mi: 37.60.
Pop 2005: 32,938. State rank: 68. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.00%; 1990-2000 12.60%. Pop 2000: 32,278 (White 55.90%; Black or African American 37.90%; Hispanic or Latino 3.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 4.70%). Foreign born: 2.30%. Median age: 37.90.
Income 2000: per capita $14,735; median household $26,877; Pop below poverty level: 21.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,083-$21,244.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 26.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 35.30%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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