North Carolina

Granville

60,992
2020 population
1790
first census record
24
census records

About Granville

Granville, North Carolina, first appears in the United States federal census in 1790, when it recorded a population of 10,982. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 60,992.

The county's recorded population has risen across the decades to its highest level in 2020.

On the ground today, 47 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202060,992
201059,916
200048,498
199038,345
198034,043
197032,762
196033,110
195031,793
194029,344
193028,723
192026,846
191025,102
190023,263
189024,484
188031,286
187024,831
186023,396
185021,249
184018,817
183019,355
182018,222
181015,576
180014,015
179010,982
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Historic places in Granville

National Register of Historic Places listings in Granville, North Carolina.

Oxford Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Oxford
Rose Hill
Grassy Creek
Taylor, Archibald, Plantation House
Oxford
Lawrence, John P., Plantation
Grissom
Allen-Mangum House
Grissom
Oak Lawn
Huntsboro
Brassfield Baptist Church
Wilton
Bobbitt-Rogers House and Tobacco Manufactory District
Wilton
Edgewood
Grassy Creek
Oliver-Morton Farm
Oak Hill
Tunstall, Eldon B., Farm
Bullock
Wimbish, Lewis, Plantation
Grassy Creek
Central Orphanage
Oxford
Stovall, John W., Farm
Stovall
Abrams Plains
Stovall
Oxford Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)
Oxford
Red Hill
Bullock
Amis, Rufus, House and Mill
Virgilina
Taylor, Col. Richard P., House
Huntsboro
Royster, Marcus, Plantation
Wilbourns
Royster, John Henry, Farm
Bullock
Brookland
Grassy Creek
Sherman, Elijah, Farm
Berea
Paschall-Daniel House
Oxford
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Frequently asked about Granville

When does Granville first appear in the US census?
Granville, North Carolina first appears in the federal census in 1790, with a recorded population of 10,982.
What is the population of Granville?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Granville had a recorded population of 60,992.
How many historic places are in Granville?
47 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Granville, North Carolina.
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