2022
ESTIMATE
RAISES
JOHNSTON
POPULATION
TO NEW HIGH OF
234,778
That's
up 8.7% from
the 2020
Census, which
officially put
Johnston's
population at
215,991.
Johnston's
percentage
rate of growth
over the
two-year
period ranks
us fourth in
the state behind
three smaller
coastal
counties:
Brunswick,
Currituck, and
Pender.
SMITHFIELD
& SELMA
POPULATIONS
ARE UP
The
U.S. Census
Bureau
estimates
Smithfield's
population
grew to 12,129
in 2022 –
up 499 from
the previous
year. Selma's
population is
up to 6,806
– a gain of
205 above the
2021 estimate. View
updated Census
estimates for
Smithfield,
Selma,
Johnston
County, and
all of North
Carolina>
FOR
LOCAL NEWS
check
out the Smithfield Weekly Sun and the
daily JoCoReport.
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)
ALMANAC
View
today's times of sunrise, sunset (plus
moonrise, moonset)>
NEXT FULL MOON:
June
3 @ 11:43
p.m.
EDT
SUMMER
ARRIVES:
June
21 @
10:58
a.m. EDT
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
STILL 3.2% IN MARCH
Johnston
County's jobless rate
was unchanged at 3.2% from February to March
as the number of Johnstonians employed rose
to a new high of 106,242. At the same time,
the number looking for work rose slightly
from 3,436 to 3,553, 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 5-24-23
E-mail the editor:
Wingate
Lassiter |
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