Total population (2010 census): 67810
Total population (1990 census): 56919
County seat: Rutherfordton
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 15 | 202 | 12412 | |
Sorghum | 6 | 120 | 6000 | |
Wheat | 8 | 257 | 7979 | |
Barley | 1 | D | D | |
Oats | 2 | D | D | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 20 | 803 | 6386 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 311 | 11458 | D | |
Alfalfa Hay | 12 | 268 | D | |
Small Grain Hay | 17 | 332 | 592 | |
Tame Hay | 269 | 10275 | 8605 | |
Wild Hay | 27 | 583 | 697 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Beans | 14 | 7 | ||
Cantaloupes | 12 | 26 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 13 | 6 | ||
Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
Okra | - | - | ||
Sweet Peppers | 3 | 1 | ||
Potatoes | 15 | 12 | ||
Squash | 3 | 4 | ||
Sweet Corn | 24 | 42 | ||
Tomatoes | 18 | 14 | ||
Watermelons | 16 | 72 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 3 | D | ||
Cherries, Total | 2 | D | ||
Grapes | 7 | 6 | ||
Peaches | 3 | 25 | ||
Pears | 2 | D | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 4 | 2 | ||
Tame Blueberries | 7 | 5 | ||
Raspberries | 4 | D | ||
Strawberries | 4 | D | ||
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Sorghum for Syrup | 4 | 16 | 614 gal | |
Upland Cotton | 2 | D | D | |
Tobacco | - | - | - | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Cut Christmas Trees | 3 | X | 5 | NA |
Greenhouse Crops | 1 | D | X | D |
Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | 17000 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 2 | D | D | D |
Nursery Stock | 7 | 12126 | 16 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 36 | 633 | 49952 bu | |
Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 5 | 54 | 1280 bu | |
Wheat | 11 | 241 | 11232 bu | |
Barley | 5 | 121 | 5385 bu | |
Oats | 5 | 33 | 2355 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 22 | 705 | 15226 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 315 | 10419 | 17130 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 17 | 284 | 576 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 21 | 239 | 404 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 277 | 9083 | 15104 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 24 | 579 | 836 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 7 | 234 | 628 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 10 | 456 | 6135 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cantaloups | 6 | 11 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | 3 | ||
Okra | 3 | 2 | ||
Potatoes | 3 | 6 | 160 cwt | |
Sweetpotatoes | 7 | 16 | 1392 bu | |
Pumpkins | 9 | 77 | ||
Sweet Corn | 9 | 27 | ||
Tomatoes | 4 | 7 | ||
Watermelons | 6 | 15 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 7 | 5 | 140 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 3 | D | 16 trees | |
Grapes | 4 | 1 | 255 trees | |
Peaches | 8 | 31 | 2745 trees | |
Pears | 4 | 2 | 21 trees | |
Strawberries | 3 | 3 | 1600 lbs | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cotton | 3 | 341 | 365 bales | |
Tobacco | 9 | 24 | 36616 lbs | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 12 | 27174 | 21 | 441 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | 9 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 6 | 14798 | D | 78 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 4 | 3248 | 2 | 37 |
Nursery Crops | 5 | D | 11 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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