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Census 2000

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2004

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2003

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2002

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2001

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2000

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2000

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2000

 

North Carolina

8,541,221

8,421,190

8,311,899

8,198,256

8,078,373

8,046,491

8,049,313

Charlotte city, Mecklenburg County

594,359

585,301

577,191

570,365

560,461

557,902

540,828

Raleigh city

326,653

316,193

308,147

297,474

285,718

283,025

276,093

 

Wake County (part)

326,202

315,838

307,984

297,452

285,700

283,008

276,093

 

Durham County (part)

451

355

163

22

18

17

0

Greensboro city, Guilford County

231,543

229,962

228,560

226,966

225,000

224,471

223,891

Durham city

201,726

197,997

195,377

191,826

188,450

187,567

187,035

 

Durham County (part)

201,680

197,951

195,332

191,781

188,406

187,524

186,996

 

Orange County (part)

45

45

44

44

43

43

39

 

Wake County (part)

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

Winston-Salem city, Forsyth County

191,523

190,128

188,847

187,439

186,065

185,790

185,776

Fayetteville city, Cumberland County

125,241

125,203

124,683

124,693

125,012

125,072

121,015

Cary town

101,265

99,907

98,170

97,445

95,200

94,731

94,536

 

Chatham County (part)

92

79

65

51

25

19

19

 

Wake County (part)

101,173

99,828

98,105

97,394

95,175

94,712

94,517

Wilmington city, New Hanover County

93,292

91,470

90,651

90,104

89,638

89,692

75,838

High Point city

92,857

91,456

90,252

88,332

86,504

86,034

85,839

 

Randolph County (part)

32

28

24

18

15

14

14

 

Guilford County (part)

91,417

90,076

88,927

87,080

85,293

84,833

84,656

 

Forsyth County (part)

12

11

10

9

8

8

6

 

Davidson County (part)

1,396

1,341

1,291

1,225

1,188

1,179

1,163

10 

Jacksonville city, Onslow County

72,335

71,466

68,145

66,171

66,613

66,715

66,715

11 

Asheville city, Buncombe County

70,400

69,999

69,550

69,971

70,036

69,928

68,889

12 

Greenville city, Pitt County

68,687

67,178

65,775

63,860

62,416

61,984

60,476

13 

Gastonia city, Gaston County

68,292

67,943

67,843

67,537

67,655

67,664

66,277

14 

Concord city, Cabarrus County

59,960

59,282

58,421

57,638

56,593

56,266

55,977

15 

Rocky Mount city

56,351

56,145

55,998

56,043

56,022

55,991

55,893

 

Edgecombe County (part)

16,815

16,954

17,034

17,206

17,316

17,421

17,297

 

Nash County (part)

39,536

39,191

38,964

38,837

38,706

38,570

38,596

16 

Chapel Hill town

49,368

49,206

48,836

48,487

47,958

47,831

48,715

 

Durham County (part)

2,087

2,051

2,024

1,967

1,930

1,921

1,917

 

Orange County (part)

47,281

47,155

46,812

46,520

46,028

45,910

46,798

17 

Burlington city

46,645

46,233

46,010

45,638

45,222

45,054

44,917

 

Alamance County (part)

46,609

46,207

45,993

45,626

45,210

45,042

44,917

 

Guilford County (part)

36

26

17

12

12

12

(X)

18 

Wilson city, Wilson County

46,507

45,926

45,634

44,942

44,648

44,530

44,405

19 

Hickory city

40,112

39,782

39,497

38,489

37,671

37,446

37,222

 

Catawba County (part)

39,931

39,609

39,341

38,379

37,587

37,369

37,145

 

Caldwell County (part)

57

54

47

28

17

14

14

 

Burke County (part)

124

119

109

82

67

63

63

20 

Goldsboro city, Wayne County

38,774

38,775

38,836

38,899

39,225

39,270

39,043

21 

Kannapolis city

38,547

38,264

38,008

37,630

37,109

36,946

36,910

 

Cabarrus County (part)

29,590

29,283

28,972

28,586

28,087

27,926

27,890

 

Rowan County (part)

8,957

8,981

9,036

9,044

9,022

9,020

9,020

22 

Huntersville town, Mecklenburg County

34,332

32,311

30,567

28,507

26,092

25,470

24,960

23 

Monroe city, Union County

28,422

28,048

27,291

26,991

26,261

26,234

26,228

24 

Apex town, Wake County

27,509

26,719

24,809

22,827

20,921

20,462

20,212

25 

Salisbury city, Rowan County

26,519

26,551

26,694

26,559

26,459

26,463

26,462

26 

Thomasville city

25,752

25,519

25,281

24,973

24,496

24,370

19,788

 

Randolph County (part)

20

18

15

8

2

0

0

 

Davidson County (part)

25,732

25,501

25,266

24,965

24,494

24,370

19,788

27 

Statesville city, Iredell County

24,489

24,158

23,965

23,659

23,397

23,327

23,320

28 

Matthews town, Mecklenburg County

23,897

23,466

23,239

23,312

22,448

22,228

22,127

29 

Sanford city, Lee County

23,469

23,444

23,279

23,412

23,367

23,275

23,220

30 

New Bern city, Craven County

23,368

23,225

23,036

23,266

23,170

23,115

23,128

31 

Asheboro city, Randolph County

23,215

22,852

22,636

22,528

22,001

21,811

21,672

32 

Kinston city, Lenoir County

22,917

22,996

23,188

23,435

23,665

23,720

23,688

33 

Havelock city, Craven County

22,369

22,335

22,270

22,722

22,439

22,442

22,442

34 

Garner town, Wake County

21,772

20,525

19,973

19,139

18,314

18,124

17,757

35 

Lumberton city, Robeson County

21,314

21,160

20,956

20,912

21,059

21,088

20,795

36 

Shelby city, Cleveland County

21,275

21,283

20,908

20,835

20,845

20,815

19,477

37 

Kernersville town

20,486

20,035

19,624

19,078

18,699

18,612

17,126

 

Guilford County (part)

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

 

Forsyth County (part)

20,485

20,034

19,623

19,077

18,698

18,612

17,126

38 

Lexington city, Davidson County

20,472

20,416

20,104

19,937

19,956

19,957

19,953

39 

Mooresville town, Iredell County

20,122

19,834

19,664

19,449

19,228

19,166

18,823

40 

Lenoir city, Caldwell County

17,943

17,996

18,055

18,090

18,136

18,125

16,793

41 

Cornelius town, Mecklenburg County

17,875

16,843

15,843

14,931

13,756

13,453

11,969

42 

Elizabeth City city

17,811

17,591

17,427

17,102

17,218

17,243

17,188

 

Camden County (part)

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

 

Pasquotank County (part)

17,808

17,589

17,426

17,101

17,217

17,243

17,188

43 

Mint Hill town, Mecklenburg County

17,480

17,269

17,194

17,195

17,115

17,092

14,922

44 

Wake Forest town

17,390

16,082

14,999

14,071

13,089

12,851

12,588

 

Wake County (part)

17,318

16,026

14,958

14,043

13,061

12,823

12,588

 

Franklin County (part)

72

56

41

28

28

28

(X)

45 

Morganton city, Burke County

17,176

17,176

17,220

17,282

17,371

17,366

17,310

46 

Carrboro town, Orange County

16,429

16,536

16,769

16,979

16,835

16,799

16,782

47 

Roanoke Rapids city, Halifax County

16,397

16,502

16,591

16,685

16,921

16,959

16,957

48 

Clemmons village, Forsyth County

16,276

16,148

16,067

15,939

15,854

15,829

13,827

49 

Henderson city, Vance County

16,243

16,266

16,386

16,400

16,354

16,318

16,095

50 

Laurinburg city, Scotland County

15,792

15,717

15,630

15,807

15,906

15,933

15,874

51 

Eden city, Rockingham County

15,754

15,691

15,734

15,789

15,857

15,876

15,908

52 

Indian Trail town, Union County

15,610

14,967

14,523

13,907

13,522

13,509

11,905

53 

Albemarle city, Stanly County

15,390

15,458

15,509

15,622

15,677

15,687

15,680

54 

Reidsville city, Rockingham County

14,780

14,827

14,879

14,582

14,549

14,543

14,485

55 

Holly Springs town, Wake County

13,740

12,804

11,926

11,053

9,954

9,687

9,192

56 

Graham city, Alamance County

13,494

13,273

13,216

13,053

12,896

12,838

12,833

57 

Boone town, Watauga County

13,286

13,018

13,285

13,384

13,489

13,514

13,472

58 

Newton city, Catawba County

12,881

12,741

12,731

12,812

12,707

12,670

12,560

59 

Hope Mills town, Cumberland County

12,529

12,071

11,846

11,726

11,768

11,773

11,237

60 

Clayton town, Johnston County

12,173

11,382

10,962

10,003

8,592

8,222

6,973

61 

Smithfield town, Johnston County

11,702

11,455

11,268

11,058

10,921

10,866

11,510

62 

Morrisville town

11,595

10,734

8,060

6,835

5,523

5,219

5,208

 

Durham County (part)

5

4

2

1

1

0

0

 

Wake County (part)

11,590

10,730

8,058

6,834

5,522

5,219

5,208

63 

Southern Pines town, Moore County

11,556

11,441

11,346

11,164

10,995

10,938

10,918

64 

Hendersonville city, Henderson County

11,232

11,136

11,074

11,024

10,995

10,976

10,420

65 

Fuquay-Varina town, Wake County

11,110

10,098

9,088

8,539

8,052

7,940

7,898

66 

Pinehurst village, Moore County

10,998

10,744

10,404

10,053

9,809

9,730

9,706

67 

Kings Mountain city

10,634

10,586

10,527

10,403

10,318

10,281

9,693

 

Gaston County (part)

876

866

859

844

833

830

590

 

Cleveland County (part)

9,758

9,720

9,668

9,559

9,485

9,451

9,103

68 

Tarboro town, Edgecombe County

10,583

10,747

10,893

11,073

11,198

11,293

11,138

69 

Lincolnton city, Lincoln County

10,194

10,169

10,111

10,065

10,094

10,098

9,965

70 

Dunn city, Harnett County

9,790

9,686

9,550

9,373

9,313

9,295

9,196

71 

Washington city, Beaufort County

9,764

9,687

9,637

9,595

9,629

9,633

9,583

72 

Mount Holly city, Gaston County

9,639

9,627

9,652

9,649

9,635

9,628

9,618

73 

Waynesville town, Haywood County

9,415

9,359

9,328

9,332

9,303

9,303

9,232

74 

Lewisville town, Forsyth County

9,379

9,284

9,217

9,130

9,032

9,011

8,826

75 

Rockingham city, Richmond County

9,323

9,338

9,481

9,569

9,710

9,744

9,672

76 

Archdale city

9,272

9,234

9,188

9,171

9,223

9,214

9,014

 

Randolph County (part)

8,986

8,947

8,899

8,882

8,936

8,928

8,728

 

Guilford County (part)

286

287

289

289

287

286

286

77 

Belmont city, Gaston County

8,786

8,777

8,853

8,821

8,804

8,795

8,705

78t

Mebane city

8,760

8,559

8,000

7,775

7,506

7,428

7,284

 

Alamance County (part)

7,901

7,713

7,217

6,995

6,749

6,677

6,609

 

Orange County (part)

859

846

783

780

757

751

675

78t

Roxboro city, Person County

8,760

8,798

8,794

8,703

8,723

8,709

8,696

79 

Clinton city, Sampson County

8,695