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:
April
6 @ 12:37
a.m.
EDT
SPRING
arrives:
March
20 @
5:24
p.m. EDT
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
WENT UP TO 3.3% IN JAN.
Johnston
County's jobless rate
rose from 2.8% in December to 3.3% in
January even though the number of
Johnstonians employed rose from 103,824 to
104,564. At the same time, the number
looking for work rose from 2,983 to 3,621,
according to the N.C. Department of
Commerce. Get more news and stats from
NCDC>
RETAIL SALES UP
6.6%
IN 4th QUARTER 2022
According to the N.C. Dept. of
Revenue, taxable retail sales of $816,844,699
in Johnston County in October,
November, and December were almost
$50.5 million above the
$766,390,585 total reported
for the fourth
quarter of 2021. Get more reports
from NCDR>
JOHNSTON
RANKS 5th
IN CASH
FROM CROPS
Local farmers reported cash income of $109,936,285
in 2020, ranking 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 29th in livestock, dairy, and poultry
production at $75.6 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 3-18-23
E-mail the editor:
Wingate
Lassiter |
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