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:
April
26 @
11:33 p.m.
SUMMER
arrives:
June
20 @
11:32
p.m.
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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JOBLESS RATE
STEADY
AT 5.2% IN JANUARY
Johnston County's jobless rate
declined slightly to 5.2% in January
as the number of Johnstonians employed rose
from 92,605 in December to 94,653 while the
number seeking work remained about the same
at 5,188. Before the coronavirus pandemic,
we had a jobless rate of 3.4% in February
2020 when 98,379 Johnstonians held jobs.
Get more news and stats from
NCDC>
RETAIL SALES UP
12.7%
IN 4TH QUARTER OF '20
According to the N.C. Dept. of
Revenue, taxable retail sales of $622,786,542
in Johnston
County October
through December were 12.7% higher than
the $552,730,370 reported
for the fourth 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 3-29-21
E-mail the editor:
Wingate
Lassiter |
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