2021
ESTIMATE
RAISES
JOHNSTON
POPULATION
TO NEW HIGH OF
226,504
That's
up from the
2020 Census,
which
officially put
Johnston's
population at
215,999, an
increase of
27.9% over the
number for
2010 which was
the highest
rate of growth
in the state
based on
percentages.
SMITHFIELD
& SELMA
POPULATIONS
ARE UP
Smithfield's
estimated
population
rose 3% from
2020 to a new
total of
11,630 in
2021,
according to
the U.S.
Census Bureau.
Selma's
population
rose 4.5% to a
July 1, 2021
estimate of
6,601.
Johnston
County's
estimated
population was
up 4.9% from
2020 to 2021. View
more updated
Census numbers
for Smithfield,
Selma,
Johnston
County, and
all of North
Carolina>
FOR
LOCAL NEWS
check
out the Smithfield Weekly Sun –
published
every
Thursday.
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)>
Next full moon:
Dec.
7 @ 11:09
p.m.
EST
WINTER
arrives:
Dec.
21 @
4:48
p.m. EST
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
DOWN TO 3.0% IN SEPT.
Johnston
County's jobless rate
dropped from 3.5% in August to 3.0% in
September as the number of Johnstonians
employed rose from 103,215 to 103,853 while
the number unemployed declined from 3,720 to
3,191, according to the N.C. Department of
Commerce. Get more news and stats from
NCDC>
RETAIL SALES UP
15.1%
IN 2nd QUARTER OF '22
According to the N.C. Dept. of
Revenue, taxable retail sales of $797,383,647
in Johnston County April through June
were almost $105
million above the
total of $692,583,414 reported
for the second
quarter of 2021. Get more reports
from NCDR>
JOHNSTON
RANKS 4th
IN CASH
FROM CROPS
Local farmers garnered cash income of $105.6
million in 2019 --- down from
$115.7
million in 2018.
That ranks us 4th among
the state's 100 counties, according to the
latest report from the N.C. Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services. We
rank 28th in livestock, dairy, and poultry
production at $87.3 million. 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 11-8-22
E-mail the editor:
Wingate
Lassiter |
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