In the county the population is spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who are 65 years of age or older.
In the county the population is spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
MooreCounty population was estimated at 70,307 for 1997 (Government Information Sharing Project, 1999) compared to 1990 population of 59,013 (U.S. Bureau of Census, 1990).
The MooreCountyHispanic population estimate for 1999 was 3,577, compared to an actual population of 470 in 1990.
This differs from MooreCounty statistics in that 19.9% of vacancies in the county were due to recreational use.
MooreCounty data was used in this description due to the lack of specific health data for the community of Robbins; however, Robbins data was utilized when available.
The causes of death in MooreCounty are presented in Figure 1 with a clear illustration of the prevalence among the leading causes.
Moore Regional Hospital, located in Pinehurst, is an acute care, not-for-profit hospital that serves as the referral center for a 15-county region in the Carolinas (FirstHealth of the Carolinas, 1999).
The Arts Council of MooreCounty (ACMC) is a not-for-profit organization celebrating 30 years of promoting awareness and appreciation of the arts in MooreCounty, NorthCarolina.
Since its incorporation in 1973, ACMC has "artfully" enhanced the quality of life in MooreCounty by offering a wide variety of programs in the performing, visual, and literary arts to all MooreCounty citizens.
In addition to its own programs, ACMC is dedicated to encouraging and supporting other local artists and arts organizations throughout MooreCounty, such as Sandhills Theatre Company, Artist League of the Sandhills, Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, and the Sunrise Theater, just to name a few.
NorthCarolina'scounty records, in custody of the NorthCarolinaState Archives, are generally the most valuable for genealogical research.
Because the original and microfilmed records are arranged by county rather than by category or surname, researchers must know which county to investigate for each event in an ancestor's life (the county as it was then, not as it is now).
If the county name is underlined or highlighted, clicking on it will link to a short history of the county and a state map that shows the county's location.
GuilfordCounty is unique in that it is the only one of NorthCarolina's 100 counties that has two major cities, Greensboro and High Point, and a courthouse in each of the two cities.
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"...The exact geographical center of NorthCarolina is in MontgomeryCounty - a community at the axis of neighborly generosity and local pride.
Teachers at these schools and the majority of schools in MooreCounty that have attained special status as Schools of Excellence, Schools of Distinction and Exemplary for academic achievement are among 56,313 teachers and 16,422 teacher assistants who will share $75.5 million in state paid bonuses, Monroe reported.
MooreCounty even outstripped the statewide SAT average this past year.
Purvis told the school board that the small, 270-student K-8 school in northern Moore actually had 100 percent of its seventh-graders scoring at proficient levels last year on writing tests; and all but two of the fourth-graders were proficient on writing.
The Geigy site is a two-acre, triangularly shaped area bordered by Route 211 to the north, an active railway to the south (the Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad), and private property to the east and west (see Figure 1 in Appendix A).
In 1994, the University of NorthCarolina conducted a study to determine whether Aberdeen residents were exposed to pesticides as a result of living near the Geigy and Aberdeen sites and, if so, whether such exposures could be associated with any adverse effects to the immune system.
UNC researchers selected herpes zoster because (1) nearly 100% of the population are exposed to the virus that causes the disease by the time they are 20 (and 50% by age 5); (2) people with known immune suppression are more likely to contract the disease; and (3) the symptoms are severe enough to be remembered.
Detailed County Soils- Moore County, North Carolina(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This was done to comply with the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council's "Statement of Direction for NorthCarolina Corporate Geographic Database Horizontal Reference, Datum and Unit of Measure".
Hydric soils in this county cannot be farmed under natural conditions without removing woody vegetation or hydrology manipulation.
The county boundaries was digitized off the mylar bases, and the county coverage was clipped to its extent.
Province of NorthCarolina 1663-1729 represents the land patents issued in NC under the authority of the eight Lords Proprietors to whom Charles II had given the Carolinas in 1663.
York County was one of the counties formed in 1785 in the Camden District.
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Jail Escapee Remains On Loose; Authorities Search Moore County, North Carolina: Top News Stories at Officer.com(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HokeCounty sheriff's officials said that a jailer was assisting another inmate with a medical problem at 2:30 a.m.
Officials said Barefoot then fled to MooreCounty, where authorities there saw the SUV and chased it, with the chase ending in a crash at 4 a.m.
Barefoot, who is considered armed and dangerous, was one of two men convicted of shooting ScotlandCounty sheriff's officer Major Dan Skamperle during a robbery in March of 2001.
The MooreCounty Chamber of Commerce serves the businesses of MooreCounty, NorthCarolina to help further the economic goals and the shared vision of its citizens.