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Greene County

Greene County, NC [2]

LAND AREA: 265.40 square miles
POPULATION: 21,362
White: 10,850
Black/African American: 7,964
American Indian: 154
Asian: 72
Pacific Islander: 6
Other: 2,002
Two or more races: 314
Hispanic/Latino: 3,054 (of any race)

From the 2010 Census, US Census Bureau.

Biographies forBiography icon [3]
Greene County [3]

Bobcat track [4]Wildlife profiles
Coastal Plain [4]

Geographic Information

REGION: Coastal Plain [5]
RIVER BASIN: Neuse [6]
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES: Lenoir [7], Pitt [8], Wayne [9], Wilson [10]

Greene County, NC

by Allyson C. Criner, 2006

See also: Tuscarora Indians [11]; Green County History [12].

Greene County, located in the Coastal Plain [5] region of east central North Carolina, was formed from Dobbs County (which no longer exists) in 1791. Tuscarora Indians [13] originally inhabited the region, but after a period of conflict with English settlers culminating in the Tuscarora and Yamassee War [14]s (1711-15), they were forced out. Greene County is the site of Fort Neoheroka [15], scene of the decisive battle of the Tuscarora War in March 1713. The site has been investigated by archaeologists in recent years. The county was originally named Glasgow County, for North Carolina secretary of state James Glasgow, but it was renamed for Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene after Glasgow was indicted for fraud in 1799. Communities in Greene County include Hookerton [16], Walstonburg, and the county seat, Snow Hill [17], incorporated in 1828.

Greene County agricultural products include tobacco [18], corn, soybeans, swine [19], and chickens. The county has several lumber mills. The population of Greene County was estimated to be 20,000 in 2004.

References:

James M. Creech, History of Greene County, North Carolina: Compiled from Legends, Hearsay, Records Found There and Elsewhere (1979).

Additional resources:

Greene County Government: http://www.co.greene.nc.us/ [2]

Greene County Chamber of Commerce: http://greenechamber.com/ [20]

Image credits:

User submitted images, Flickr. (How you may contribute [21]).

Rudersdorf, Amy. 2010. "NC County Maps." Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.

Subjects: 
American Indians [22]
Counties [23]
Tuscarora Indian War [24]
Tuscarora Indians [25]
UNC Press [26]
From: 
Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. [27]
Authors: 
Criner, Allyson C. [28]
Origin - location: 
Greene County [29]

1 January 2006 | Criner, Allyson C.

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