JOHNSTON
COUNTY
HAS
209,339
RESIDENTS
The
latest U.S.
Census
estimate for
Johnston County
is 209,339
residents as
of July 1, 2019.
That's a
gain of more
than 40,000
since the 2010
Census,
putting
Johnston's 24%
increase
among the
highest rates
of growth in
the state. The
latest
estimate for
North Carolina
as a whole is
10,488,084 ---
a gain of 10%
since 2010.
SMITHFIELD'S
CENSUS
ESTIMATE:
12,985
The
2019 population
estimate for
the town of
Smithfield is
a gain of
2,019
residents
since the 2010
Census. Selma's
estimated 2019
population is
7,101
--- up
from 6,073 in
2010. View
more Census
data
about
Smithfield,
Selma,
Johnston
County, and
North
Carolina as a
whole>
FOR
LOCAL NEWS
UPDATED
DAILY,
check out the
JoCo Report (a.k.a. "Johnston County Report).
LOCAL
OBITUARIES
Links to
funeral homes
posting obituaries
online:
Parrish &
Underwood
Sanders Funeral Home
Walter
Sanders F.H.
WEATHER DATA
Temperature and conditions
at Johnston Regional
Airport
Regional radar from weather.com
Neuse River depth at
Smithfield from National
Weather Service (current
readings, predicted
levels, historical
high marks)
Review all sorts of historical
weather statistics for Smithfield>
ALMANAC
View today's times of
sunrise, sunset (plus moonrise, moonset)
from the Farmers Almanac>
Next full moon:
October 1
@ 5:06 p.m.
AUTUMN
arrives:
September
22
@ 9:31
a.m.
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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COUNTY JOBLESS
RATE
CLIMBS TO 7.9% IN
JULY
Johnston
County's rate of
unemployment
went from 6.9% in June to 7.9%
in July. But that's still below
a record-high of 11% in May
because of coronavirus
shutdowns. The N.C. Department
of Commerce says
7,569 Johnstonians
lacked jobs in
July --- up
from 6,401 in
June. The
county's
unemployment
rate in July
2019 was 4%.
Get more news and stats from
NCDC>
RETAIL SALES DOWN
2.2%
IN 1st
QUARTER
According to the N.C. Dept. of Revenue,
taxable retail sales of $480,717,651
in Johnston
County January
through March were down 2.2% from $491,367,659 reported
for the first
quarter of 2019. Get more reports
from NCDR>
JOHNSTON STILL
NO. 4
IN CASH
FROM CROPS
Local farmers produced crops worth $115.7
million in 2018 --- down from
$140.3
million in 2017.
But we still rank 4th among
the state's 100 counties, according to the
latest statistics posted
by the N.C. Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
We still rank
3rd in flue-cured
tobacco, and we're
5th in sweet potatoes (down from 4th place
in 2017). Our
$85.9 million from livestock, dairy, and
poultry ranks 28th in
the state.
Here's the
latest report
for all of the state's counties>
MORE
ECONOMIC DATA
ABOUT
JOHNSTON CO.
Visit the
website of the county's Economic Development
Office>
AMTRAK
STOPS
HERE Here's information
about passenger trains that serve
Selma Union
Station>
THINGS TO SEE
& DO
Check out this rundown
of upcoming cultural events – compiled
by the Johnston County Visitors Bureau.
SMITHFIELD-SELMA MAP
Open an interactive Google
map of our
area>
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a Hometown
Heritage site:
updated 9-4-20
E-mail the editor:
Wingate
Lassiter |
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