Kinston, North Carolina
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 21,677 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% Black, 27.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.1% from two or more races.

Kinston, North Carolina

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 21,677 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% Black, 27.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.1% from two or more races.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1850	455	—

1860	1,333	193.0%

1870	1,103	−17.3%

1880	1,216	10.2%

1890	1,726	41.9%

1900	4,106	137.9%

1910	6,995	70.4%

1920	9,771	39.7%

1930	11,362	16.3%

1940	15,388	35.4%

1950	18,336	19.2%

1960	24,819	35.4%

1970	23,020	−7.2%

1980	25,234	9.6%

1990	25,295	0.2%

2000	23,688	−6.4%

2010	21,677	−8.5%

Est. 2017	20,509	−5.4%

U.S. Decennial Census

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In 1850, the population of Kinston was 455 people and in just ten years the population had more than doubled to over 1000 people.

final_sentence: In 1850, the population of Kinston was 455 people and in just ten years the population had more than doubled to over 1000 people.