1. Geography
    National protected area  Major highways 

2. Demographics

3. Communities
    Cities  Towns  Census-designated places  Other unincorporated communities 

4. Politics, law and government

5. See also

6. References

7. Further reading

8. External links

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Craven County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 103,505.^[1] Its county seat is New Bern.^[2] The county was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now-extinct Bath County. It was renamed Craven Precinct in 1712 and gained county status in 1739.^[3][4] It is named for William, Earl of Craven, who lived from 1606-1697.

Craven County is part of the New Bern, NC, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|774|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|709|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|65|sqmi}} (8.4%) is water.^[5]

National protected area

• Croatan National Forest (part)

Major highways

• {{Jct|state=NC|US|17}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|US|70}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|41}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|43}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|55}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|101}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|118}}
• {{Jct|state=NC|NC|306}}

Demographics

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 91,436 people, 34,582 households, and 25,071 families residing in the county. The population density was 129 people per square mile (50/km²). There were 38,150 housing units at an average density of 54 per square mile (21/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.94% White, 25.12% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.78% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 4.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 34,582 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,966, and the median income for a family was $42,574. Males had a median income of $28,163 versus $21,412 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,423. About 9.90% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Havelock
• New Bern (county seat)

Towns

• Bridgeton
• Cove City
• Dover
• River Bend
• Trent Woods
• Vanceboro

Census-designated places

• Brices Creek
• Fairfield Harbour
• James City
• Neuse Forest

Other unincorporated communities

• Adams Creek
• Cherry Branch
• Ernul
• Fort Barnwell
• Harlowe

Politics, law and government

Craven is a typical “Solid South” county in its presidential voting patterns. It was solidly Democratic until the 1960s: in five elections from 1932 to 1948 the Republican Party did not reach fifteen percent of the vote, and only in 1928 when a large anti-Catholic vote was cast against Al Smith did the GOP reach twenty percent between at least 1912 and 1948. The national Democratic party’s support for the Civil Rights Movement caused its white electorate to defect to George Wallace’s American Independent campaign in 1968. After that, Craven has become a strongly Republican county. The last Democrat to carry Craven County was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

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

See also

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

References

Further reading

• Browning, Judkin. Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina (Univ of North Carolina Press, 2011). focus on Craven County
• Kinsey, Marissa N. "Beyond the Vale: Visualizing Slavery in Craven County, North Carolina." (2017). [https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3048&context=gc_etds online]
• Farmer, Vina Hutchinson. New Bern (Arcadia Publishing, 2007).
• {{cite book |editor-last=Todd |editor-first=Vincent H. |date=1920 |title=Christoph von Graffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern |url=https://archive.org/details/christophvongraf00graf |series=Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission |location=Raleigh |publisher=Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. |lccn=21027196 |oclc=1107613 |ol=OL6640211M |via=Internet Archive}}
• Watson, Alan D. A History of New Bern and Craven County (Tryon Palace Commission, 1987).

External links

• Official website
• New Bern Sun Journal
• Havelock Chamber of Commerce
• New Bern Chamber of Commerce
• Craven County Economic Development
• Craven County, NCGenWeb

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