Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting by the 1981 General Assembly; Bills 87, 415, and 313
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting by the 1981 General Assembly; Bills 87, 415, and 313, 1981. 0a3b6721-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/7fca1b4b-dd95-478f-ab90-895f63cfa12a/congressional-and-state-legislative-redistricting-by-the-1981-general-assembly-bills-87-415-and-313. Accessed December 04, 2025.
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CONGRESSI
AND
STATE LEGISLATIVE REDI
BY
THE I9B1 GENEML AS
RICTING
LY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1981
RATIFIED BILL
. cHlPtEE 894
: SEIAtE BTLI 87
AN ACT TO DIVIDE }TORTE CAROLINA I}ITO EIEVEX COIIGRESSIONAL
D1 S TRIC 1S .
The Geueral Assenbly of tlorth Carolina euacts:
Section 1. G.S. 163-201 is revritten to read:
rS 163-201. !onqressional districts specifie0.--(a) For the
purpose of uorruatiag aoci electiug uenbers of the Bouse of
Bepresentatives of the Congress of the United States il 1982 aucl
every tco years thereafter, the State of ltorth Caroliua shal1 be
divided iato 1 1 districts as follovs:
FIIiSi DISTBICT: Beaufort, Bertie, Candeu, Carteret, Chouan,
craveu, currituck, Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Eytle, Lenoir,
Uartj-n, NorthanptoA, Panlico, Pasquotauk, Perquinaus, Pitt,
TyrreII, and IashiDgtoD Couuties.
S 8C oli D DI S TBIC T: Alanance, Casrell,
Franklin, Granville, Eal.ifa:, Xash, Persoo,
tlilso n Counties .
Chathau, Edgecoube,
YaDcer. Iarreo, and
THIRD DIStRICl: BIaclen, Duplin, Earuett, Jo.h'nston, JoDes, Lee,
ouslov, Pender, SdllPSon, and naIrDe Counties.
rou8Tts DISIRICt: Durhan, orange, ancl Iake cour.rties.
FIFTH DISTRICT: Alerander, AlleghanY, Ashe, Forsyth,
Rockirghao, Stokes, Surry, and Bil'kes Counties.
sIxlH DISTRICT: David,soo, Guilford, and Banclolph couuties: anil
only the follori ng tounships of loore Couaty: Tornsbip 1
artirage), Toraship 3 lsbeffields) r Tornship 4 (BitteEs),
unship 5 (Deep Biver) , aad Touuship 6 (Greenuood).
sEl/ENIH Drsr8rcr: Bruosuick, colunbus, cunberrand, tler
rrover, and Robeson Couaties.
ETGHTH DrsrRrcr: Ansou, cabarrus, Davie, Hoke, Hontgonery,
chnoud', Roran, scotlancl, stanly, unioa, and yad,kin counties;
d alr tornships of ltoore couoty ercept: Tounship 1 (carthage),
inship 3 (sheffierds), Township 4 (Ritters), Tovnshi.p 5 (Deep
ver), Tounship 6 (Greeorood).
NrNrH DrsrRrcr: rrede11, Lincoro, and [eckrenburg couuties.
rENTH DrstRrcr: Avery, Burke, calclrell, catauba, crevelancl,
ston, and tJatauga Couuties
ELEvEllrH DrsrRrcr: Bunconbe, cherokee, c1ay, Grahau, Hayuood,
ndersoa, Jackson, uacoD, 6ad5-sou, ucDouelI, Eitchell, polk,
therford, Srai.n, Tra[sylvania, and yancey couuti.es.
(b) the aame and boundaries of tornships specified io this
ctioa are as they uere regarJ.y clefiaecl ancl in eff ect as of
nuary 1, 1980, and recognized in the 19go u.s. census.,
SeDate Bill 87
Sec. 2. Tbis act is effective uPoD ratification.
In the Geoeral Asselbly reail three tines and ratifiecl,
this the 9th day of JulY, 1981.
JAMES C. GREEN
Janes C. Greeu
Presicleot of the Seuate
LISTON B. RAMSEY
Liston B. Bausey
Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives
5eirate BrII 87
CO}ICI(.ESSIONAL
CHAPTER 89/. OF
REDISTRICTING PT-\.}I
1981 SESSIOX LAWS
( SE}IA E B1LL 87 I
Not'th (lar',rlirra
TOl'At, STATE POPTJLATION
MTIO OF IIIGHEST TO LOWEST
NU'I.tsER OF CONL;R.ESSHEN
AVEMCE POPULATION PER CONGRESSMEN
RANGE O}- DEVTATION FROM NORM
OVER^I,I. RANGE
TOI.INSIIIP T (CARTHAGE)
TOWNSHIP 3 (SHEFFIEI,DS)
TOWNSHIP 4 (RITTERS)
TOWNSHIP 5 (DEEP RIYER)
TolnrsHIP 6 (GRIENHOOD)
529,180
-0. 9098
= 5,874,429
= l.O2l4
= 11.
= 534,019
= -1.4000 Eo +1.3051_
= ? .70tl
5d,(5;
5)5,212
\'r,l*T
?1,igt) )
'-,6 r;
AVEMGE DEVIATI0N PER CoNGRESSMAN
-',+r#' =6. $t,IITOHNSHITS OF MOORE COUNTY IN SIXTII DISTR1CT:
30, 67 3
:...r- /. _..,\
.";,6r.- / o,,,.,)
;a1: L:';;;;i
\)t,ssJ /'-' \
539,0I 2
l9&J Slr!: ,CPJt^IlO:r: t,872..!i
,t2JtAt
GENEHnI ASSEMBLY OF NORTH UAROLINA
SESSION 1981
RATIFIED BILL
CETPTEB 80O
EOSSE BIL1 415
AN ACl 10 APPORTIOH TITE DISTBICTS OF THE UORTts CIBOLINA HOUSE OP
R EP BESE NTATI VES.
The Geueral Asseubly of Xorth Carolina euacts
. Secti,oa 1. G.s. 120-2 is rerritteo to r""it
trl 120-2. House appgrti.oonent specifie0.--For the purpose of
nonlnating ancl electing neubers of the Xorth Carolina Eouse of
BepreseDtatives in 1982 aud every tro yeats thereafter, the State
of Nortb Carolina shall be divided into forty-four districts as
District 1 shall cousist of Caadlea, Choran, Currituck, Dare,
Pasquotank, PerquiDaos, lyrrelI, aud iashington Counties, aucl
shall elect tro Bepreseatatives.
District 2 shall consist of Beaufort and Eyile Counties, and
shalL elect orre Bepresentative.
District 3 sbal1 consist of Craven, Jones, Lenoir, aad Panlico
Counti,es, antl shalI elect three RepreseDtatives.
District 4 shalI coasist of Carteret ancl ouslor Cousties, aod
shaIl elect three Bepresentatives.
District 5 shall consist of Bertie, Gates, Hertford, ltartj-n,
au,l Nortbarpton Couaties, and sball elect tto Represeutatives.
District 6 shalI consist of Ealifar Couuty, aad shall elect one
Representative.
Distrr.ct 7 sha 11 col . ,st of Edgeconbe, Nas and llilson
Counties,anclshal}electfourBepresentatives.
District I suall consist of Greene ancl Pitt counties, and sha1l \r
elect tuo BePreseutatives.
District 9 shaII cousist of layne couDty, and shall elect tvo
Represent atives
Distrj.ct 1O shaII consist of Robeson county, and shaLL elect
tro BePresentatives
District 11 shaII coosist of Brunsuick, Duplin, asd Pender
Counties, aud sball elect tuo Bepresentatives
Districtl2shallconsistofNevBanovercountyrandshall
elect tyo RePreseDtatives.
District 13 .shall coasist of casvell, Granville, Person, vatrce,
anq IafEeD cOuntj.es, aodl shall elect three Bepresentatives'
District 14 shaII Consist of Franklin and Johnston counties',
District 15 shall consist of itake county, and shall elect six
Represeat ati.ves -
District 16 shall consi-st of Durhau couDty, and' shall elect
three EePreseatati ves.
District 17 shal1 cousist of chathan ancl orange counties, and
shall elect tuo BePresentatives'
District 1g shall cousist of Harnett anil Lee Counties, and
shall elect tuo RePresentatives
District 19 shall cousist of Bladlen, colunbus, antl sanpson
couuties, aocl shall elect three RePreseutatj.ves
Ilouse BiIl 415
District 20 shall consist of Cuoberlaod County, and, shall elect
five Representatives.
r Drstrict 21 si:alr consist of Hoke and Scotland Counties, and
shaII el.ect oDe RePres€Dtative.
' District 22 shall consj.st of Alaoance ancl Bockinghan Counties,
,. and shaLl e-Lect four Represeutatives.
Disrrict 23 shall- coosist of Cuilford CouDty, and shaIl elect
seven Representatives.
District 24 shall consist of Randolph Couuty, and sball elect
tYo Representati.ves.
District 25 s!:a11 consist of t{oore County, aud sbal} elect oDe
Represeat at j.ve.
District 26 sball cousist of Ausou and, l{ontgonerY Couuties, aDd
shall eLect one RePresentative.
District 27 shaIl consist of Bich.uoncl County, and shall elect
J
oue Represeutative.
District 28 shall coosist of Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry,
a1d 'tiatauga Counties, and sha1l elect three Represeutatives.
Distrj.ct 29 shall cossist of Forsyth County, aud shal1 elect
five Represeutatives.
District 30 sb,al]. consist of Davidson auil Davie Couuties, aDd
shall elect tirree Represeotatives
District 31 shaIl consist of Rouan County, aocl shal.l elect tro
R ep reseot atives
:
District 32 shall consist of Stanly Couuty, ancl shall elect oae
: RepreseDtative.
House Bil.I 415
Dis,trict 33 shall c,rosist of Cabarrus aud Unron Couaties, aud
shall elect thcee Bepreseotatives.
Drstrict 34 shall consist of CalilveIl, Iilkes, aud Iaclkin
counties, and shalI elect three Representatives.
Uistrict 35 shaII coosist of Aleraniler and, IrecleII Counties,
and shaIl elect tuo Represeotatives.
Drstrict 36 sbaII coasist of tleckleoburg County, aud shaII
elect nioe Bepresentatives.
District 37 shaJ.l cousist of Catauba County, and shall elect
tuo Representatives.
District 38 sha]-l consist of Gaston aud, Liacola Couoties, and
shall elect four Representatives.
District 39 ' sbaIl consist of AveEy, Burke, ancl [j.tchelJ.
Couuties, aud, shalI elect tuo Represeotatives.
District 40 shall- consist of Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford
Couo ties, elect tbree Bepreseotatives.
District 41 sbaII coasist of llcDouell'aocl Yancey Counties, and
shaII elect ooe Bepresentative
District 42 shall consist of Buuconbe, Heuderson. and
Transylvania Counties, and, sball elect five Represeo,tatives.
District 43 sbal]. consist of Hayuood, Jackson, Hailison, and
Srain couDties, aaci shall elect tuo Bepresentatives.
District 44 shaII consist of Cherokee, CIay, Grahao, and l{acon
Countj.es, anti shall elect one Represeatative. rt
House BiIl 415
this the
Sec. 2.
In tbe
3rd day
thi.s act
General
of JuIy,
is effective
Asseub1y reacl
1981 .
upoo ratificatioo.
three tiues aud ratifiedl,
JAMES C. GREEN
Jales C. Green
Presidlest o! the Seuate
usro{ RAM
Listou B. BaoseY
Speaker of tLe Eouse of BepEesentatives
House BiLl 415
HOUSE OF
cmrl'ER 800 0l'
ATIVES
CENERAL ASSEHBI.Y
4r5)
+4. 03%
(uot
-o.44%
-6.
t,a& a.sz 5,Al
@ adr
: : (FIT
Nori,r (larolina +3. 51%
+2.2tJ%
20, t?E
r6X
+4.66X
-6,2471
+4.7a%
TRIIL DISTIICl PI.AII BI28d2
srrirl Br strTrsIlcs
. s6x
TOTIL S'TATE POPI'I,ATIO[
BATIO OP HIGBEST TO LOIESI
UUHEEB OT fiEilBEBS
IYEBIGE POPULATION ?BB HEdBEN
iIIIiUf, COXTROLLI16 PERCEITIGE
BAXGE OP DEYIIIIOI P8O[ IIOST
OYEBILL BIXGE
IYEBIGE DEVIATIOI PEB TEAAEB
srlxDlBD DEVITtIOX
= 587A{29
= 1.2644
= 120
= 48r954
= tlB- 5444
= -10.6827
= 23.6183
= q-7160
= 5.6217
To 12.9356
(,r
s!.a-)5 Ll62'5tt
TRITL
LIST OT COg NTII:S
DTSiPOP = POPUL.ITIO!l o
ABS DEY = IbSoI0TE DBYMIOII , oB TiiE DIPFEAEICB BETliEEll TflE IDEA
DISTIOE6 = 506 OF TBE POPBITIOS OF T
EEL DEc = SELATIYE DEYIttloll, oB IBE ABSOLT TB DEYITI
POP = POPULTTIOX O
DI STBI Cl' B EIiBEES
10
l1
DISTPOP
99.577
46, t39
150r 965
153,876
1o1,799
55 r286
186.27 1
99 ,7 68
97,0 5{
101,577
98,93 q
I BS_DEY
1 ,670
-2.815
.lr I0{
7,015
3,992
6,332
-9r541
1r 861
-853
3,670
1rO2'l
DISTBICT PL
BI DISTNI
3-l4
2-O
2-0
t-98
2-07
2-02
COUUTI
clllDBll
cEot lI
C URRITUCK
DIBE
PISQUOtAUK
P E BOUI IAXS
TISNELL
3A SHIIGTOX
BETIITOBT
ETDB
CBIYET
JOI BS
LEXOIB
PlltLrco
CTATBBET
OISLOT
BEBTIE
GITES
HE BTFOBD
ilBtIx
uonTIlnPTox
HILI PAT
EDG ECO6 BE
Itsu
IILSOI
GB EEDE
PITT
TI IIIE
noBEsox
BSUUS T ICK
DOPLI U
PBTDEB
POP
5,829
12,559
I l, 089
13,377
28, t152
9, q86
3,975
1lt, 80 I
tto ,266
5,873
7 l, 0ll3
9.7O5
59,819
10,398
,ll .092
112.78'l
21.O2q
8,875
23, 368
2 5, 9tl8
22,584
55, 2 86
55,988
67.153
53,132
16, l17
83,651
97, 0 50
1O1 .57'l
35,'l 67
40 ,952
22,215
POPBT IIO
0-119r
0. 2565
o-2265
o-2733
0-58t4
0- 1938
0.08t2
0.3023
o-8225
0- 1200
1. q5t2
0- I 982
1.2220
o -2124
0.839rr
2.3039
o - q295
0. I 813
0- q77q
0- 530 I
0-4613
1. 129lt
r- t4l7
1-3718
1.2896
o-3292
I-7088
1.9826
2-0750
0- 7 306
0.8365
0- ll5l8
rBE DISTEICT
DISTETCT POPOLATIOX AUD TEE TCTI'AL DISTBICT POPI'LITTOH
E COOIITIBS Iil THE DISTBICT
DIYIDED 8I TBE IDETL DISTRICT POPULATIOX
I COo[Tr
Er28H2
SITE POPOLIIIOUS
B EL_ DEY
t - 7055
-5-7,t95
2 -7 9tt7
rl- 7 768
3-9750
12.9 356
-4-8726
t.9006
-0 - 871rt
3.7483
t - 01188
'16: l7 THOBSDAI, J0Lt 9, l98l
ABS DEY = AdSOLUfE
REL DEV
DISI E ICT
TNIIL DISTEI
LTST OT COOITIE5 BY DI
DISTPOP = POPt,LIlI
DEfIATIOX, OA T8E DIPPEBEf,CE BETTEEX TTIE
DISTXOBI = 506 OF TBB PoPBITIoS
= BELTTIVE DEYIITIOI, OF T8E IBSOLOTE DE
POP = POPULIII
12
13
UEdEERS
2
3
DISlPOP
103,11?l
1 36,8 44
100r554
300, I 33
752,785
I l0r ll70
96,288
131.172
2,t7 ,150
52,656
182 r562
317rl5lr
9 1,861
50,505
08,03 1
{5,I18 I
IBS_DET
5r 56la
- 10, 017
14
15
t6
l7
22
23
24
25
26
27
2
6
3
2
2
3
5
I
4
7
2
I
I
I
2,7 47
7 ,712
5,924
12.563
-lr61g
-15,689
2r392
3
'702
- li,252
-25.521
-6r 045
1,551
-923
-3,{73
l8
l9
20
21
PLr[ 8120[2
ICT TITE POPULITIOXS
16:17 TB0lSDlI, Jt Lr 9, t9BI
OT T8E DISTBICT
EAL DISTNICI POPOLITIOI AUD T8E ICTUIL DISTBICT POPOLITIOU
fIE COOIIIES II T8E DISTRICT
I1IOTI DIYIDED BT TEB IDBIL DISTEICT POPOLITIOX
oF l co0xrr
xoEt
1 137
79 5{
1 q53
1210
2566
lL 9669
01r89
tL 0756
3L 7293
E EL- DEV
5.6828
-5- 8206
COIIITI
rET EAIOTEE
CISCELL
GBIITILLE
PESSOI
YITCE
rlBBEX
FNIIf,LIT
i,OEISTOI
TIf,E
DIIBBIT
cEaTf,rr
OBAXGE
EIBTBTT
LE8
BLIDBI
coLUtBus
slrPsol
COIBEBIIXD
BOf,E
scorLrxD
I Lr rl xcB
BOCf,IXGEII
GUILFOBD
BT IDOLPE
IOOBE
trsolt
IOBTGOTEBI
NICBTOXD
POP
103r 07 |
20,7 05
33,995
29.164
35,7q8' 16,232
30,055
70,599
30o,833
152,7a5
33,{15
'17,055
59,570
36.7 18
30,llgB
51,03?
lt9r 587
247 .150
20, 383
32,273
99, I 36
83,426
3l?,154
9 l, 861
50,505
25,562
22,469
ll5,llS l
POPBITIO
2. tl37
0- rt230
0.69[rl
0- 59 57
0.7507
0. 33 16
0.5 13 9
1.4tt22
6 - 11t53
3- t2l0
0.6826
1-57rt0
l -2159
0.7501
o-6220
l.0rt26
l. 0150
5- 01189
0.016q
0.6593
2-O251
1-'lott2
6 -.t7 B7
1.8765
l.0ll7
o - 5222
0..t590
0.9291
6
1
I
0
,t7 87
8765
o3i7
9812
2.8 055
2.tt2l2
rt- 0339
12.831rt
-t-6538
- 10 - 6827
0-9773
7- 553t
-6.7 678
-7-4tt76
-6.1750
3- 1592
- l- 8846
-7 - 09360t 929 1
ABS DEC = ABSoL0?E
EEL DEC
TNIIL DISTBICT
LIST OP COOIITIES BT DISTB
DTSIPOP = POPOLATIOT
DEVIATIOX, OA T8B DIEPEBE}ICE BETTEEI TEE ID
DlsTronil = sUI oP lRE POPBITIOS oP
= BELATIYE DEVIATIOf,, OR TBE ABSOLI,IE DEYI
PoP = PoP0LATIoI
DISTBICT 5E iBERS
3
DISTPOP
156 .125
2rt3,683
137,761
99,186
{8, 5 17
156,275
15q,842
l0?,537
ttol,270
105,208
20q,940
101 ,341
150,206
50,06 9
IBS-D EY
9.264
-1,095
-9,100
1,279
-r137
9rtll{
7,9 81
9,6 30
-36,372
7, 3 o'l
9,126
3 r lr34
3,345
1,115
28
29
30
3t
32
33
3lr
2
1
3
3
2
9
35
36
37
38
39
40
.l 1
2
lt
LAX 8 l2&x2
CT I'ITH POPOLATIOIIS
l6: 17 TE0BSDtI , J0LI 9, 'l 9B I
OF TUB DISTAICT
AL DISIRICT POPOLATIOU AtID TEE ICTSIL DISTRICT POPOLTTIOX
T8E COUIITIES III TEE DISTRICT
IIOX DIVIDED ET TEE IDEAL DISTPICl POPOLITIOX
OP A COOIITI
otfl
892
78
llt1
261
9lt
923
630
967
582
49 1
86rt
70r
633
224
8 EL- DEY
6 - 3082
co0lrTI
ILLEGHA}IY
TSEE
srof,Es
SO BBI
glrloGl
TOBSTTE
DIYIDSOX
DITI E
BOCAX
STI XLI
clBtBB0S
OXIOT
CILDEBLL
3ILf,ES
ITDf,IX
ILEI IX DEB
INEDELL
I ECf,LBU BOBG
cltrrBA
GtsTox
LrIcoLL
AY EBI
BURTE
IITCEELL
CLBYELIID
POLf,
BOTIEBTOND
6CDOTEI,L
rrlcEr
POP
9,58?
22,325
33,086
59,449
31,678
243,683
I 13,162
2lt, 59 9
99,185
rt8.5l7
85,895
70,380
67 ,746
58,55'l
28,q39
24.999
82, 53 I
404 ,27 O
I 05, 208
162,568
q2,372
14,409
72.5ota
llt, {28
83, {35
12,98{
53,78'l
35,135
1q.93{
POPEATIO
0- 1958
o. {560
0. 6759
1.2l4tt
0.6rr7 I
4 - 97'18
2- 31 16
0 - 5025
2 - 0261
0-991I
1.7 5 rt6
1-'t377
l- 3839
1. 198 2
0.5809
o.510?
1.6860
8.2582
2. l49l
3- 3209
0.8656
o- 29q3
l- rtE l I
0.2947
l.'r0q{
o-2652
1 - 0987
o.7 177
0- l05l
(,
4-
2-
2-
0-
3.
-0.4432
-6.1952
1.3062
-0- 89 l8
6.lt'103
5-rt346
9-8357
-8. 2q 19
7-rl 569
4. 660{
3- 5073
2.2779
2.2785
A85 DEU = ASSOLUTE
BEL DEV
DISTBICT
TBI TLtlst oP cooxtIEs
DISTRI
BI DIS
DISTPOP = POPOLATI
DEYIATIOI|, OB T8B DIpTEEEICB BEICEEI THE
DIS'IXoBd = S0! oF IEE popBlrIOS
= BELITIYE D4VIITIOX, oE TEE TBSoLIITE DE
POP = POP0LAI
dEdtsEEs
u2
g3
DISTPOP
2.t2.931
99,{15
52,941
IBS-DET
-1,937
1 ,509
3r993
PLAX E I28X2
BICT TITE POPOTATIOTIS
l6:1? TH0ISDtf, J0LI 9, 1981 t0
rEE DISIBTCT
DIslBICT POPI'LITIOII IUD TEB ICIUAL DISTBICI POPOLATIOX
COUiTIES ITI T8E DISTEICT
DIVIDED BI lEE IDEIL DISTNICT POPULITTOil
co 0Itr
f,or
DEIL
F TBE
IITIQX
IOPT
6
9625
03 08
0816
E EL- DEY
-0-7505
1-5lll1
8- 1576
POP
160,93rt
58,580
23,4 17
46, { 95
25,8 1 I
16,827
10r283
18,933
5,619
7 ,217
20,17 I
POPB TTIO
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0.91198
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1981
RATIFIED BILL
CEAPTEB 821
SENATE BILI. 313
A}I ACT TO ESTABLISH SEUATORIAI. DISTBICTS AIID TO APPORTIO}I SEATS
III THE SEf,ATE AIOTG DISIRICTS.
The Geueral Assenbly of llorth Carolina enacts:
Section 1. c. s. 120- 1 is hereby cleletetl and the
folloriag iuserteil io lieu thereof :
rr f 120- 1. Seuators. --For the purpose of uolinatiug ancl
electing lenbers of the Senate is 1982 aail every tro years
thereafter, senatorj.al tlistricts are establishecl aucl seats in t.he
Senate aEe apportioned auotrg tbose clistricts as follous:
District 1 shall coosist of Beaufort, Bertie, Canden, Chorau,
Currituck, Dare, Gates, Eertforcl, Eyde, Iforthanptou, Pasquotauk,
Perquinaas, tyrrell, aud lashingtou Couuties aatl shall eLect tro
Sena tors.
District 2 shall consist of Carteret, Cravea, aud Panlico
Couoties anil shall elect one Seuator.
District 3 shall cousist of Onslor Couuty aucl shall elect oDe
Senat or.
District 4 shall coasist of lfeu Eanover aacl Pentler Couuties ancl
shalL elect one Senator.
District 5 sha1l cousist of Duplin, JoDes, aacl Lenoir Counties
and sba1l elect one Seuator.
'\--, District 6 shal1 coosist of Edgecoube and Ealifax Counties ancl
shall elect oue Senator.
District 7 shall co'sist of U.artin and, Pitt -'raties and sha11
el,ect one S€[atoE.
District 8 shall consist of, Praniclin, xash, vaace, Harrea, and ._J,
Ili-Lson Counties and shall elect tro SeDators.
District 9 shall coasist of Greeo.e aod HayDe Couatj.es aud shall
elect one Senator.
District 10 sbaIL coasj-.st of, Job,ustou aad Saopsoa Couuties aad
shall elect one Seoator.
Distrj.ct 11 shall coosi-st of Cunberlaqd County and shall elect
tuo Seoators.
District 12 shall cons'ist of Bladea, Bruusrick, aacl colunbus
Courrties and shall elect one Senator.
District 13 shall consist of Hoke ancl Bobesotr coutrties and
shall elect oDe SeDator.
District 14 shall consist of Durhat, Granville, aud persou
:
Counties and sball elect tuo Segators. ''J
District 15 shall cousist of Baraett, Lee aud liake Couuties aad
shaII e].ect three Senators
. District 16 shall consist of A;Lleghany, Asbe, Surry autt Iatauga
Counties and sball elect otre Seoator
. District 17 sball coasi,st of Eoctiaghar aacl Stokes Couoties ancl
shall elect oD€ Senator. t
District 18 shalr cousist, of cbathan, iloore, orange, aacl
Randolph Couuties and shalL elect tro Selators
DistEict 1'9 sb aLI consist of anson, ilontgoaerr, Rj.cbloncl,
Scotland, stanry, and onioa couaties aud suair erect tuo
Seaators.
Senate Bill 313
District 20 shall coosist of Alanance anil CasceII Couuties ancl
shaLl elect one SeBator
.-/- District 21 shall cousist of Forsyth County and shall elect tuo
Senators
' District 22 sha1l cousist of GuiLforcl County and shall elect
three Seoators.
District 23 shall cousist of Daviilsoo, Davie, and, Borao
Counties ancl sball elect tro Seoators.
District 24 shall cousist of Cabarrus and ttecklenburg Counties
ancl shall elect four Senators.
District 25 shall cousist of Alexaader, Catarba, Ireciell, aud
Yadkin Counties and shall elect tro Senators
District 26 shal] consist of Avery, Burke, Calclrell, t{itchell,
and, tlilkes Counties aacl shall elect tuo Senators.
District 27 shall coasist of cleveraucl, Gastoa, Liacoru, aad
Rutherford Counties aod shaLl elect three Senators.
District 28 shall consist of Bunconbe, f,adisou, UcDorell, autl
Yaucey Counties aud shall elect tro Senators.
District 29 sharl coosist of cherokee, cray, Grahan, Eayuoocr,
Hendersou, Jacksoa, Iaco[r Polk, Svain, antl Transylvaaia Counties
ancl shall elect tro Senators.I
Senate 8i1L 313
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Sec- Z. fbi's act is effective uPoE rar-ifj-catioo-
Is. tbe Geoeral lsserbJ.l seacl thrce tines aocl ratifietl,
this tbe 3rd cla, of Ju17 19{11.
JAMES C. GREEN
Jales C.. Greeu
Presideat of the Seuate
LISTCII\ B. RAMSEY
Listoa 8. BalseY
Spcal,er of the Eouse of Bepresentatives
,
Senate BiIl 313
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CUAPTER 821 OF
(Sena
198} SESSION L.AI.JS
e BiI1 313)
Nolth Car olina
IOTIL STTTB POPI'LIIIOI
RIIIO OP BICEBST TO LOTEST
XOIBEB OF SBTTTOBS
IYERAGE POPOI,ITIOI PEB SETIlOB
IIIIITOI COIITBOLLITIG PEBCBIITIGE
BIXGE OF DEYIIIIOtr PBOI TIOEI
OVEATLL RAUGE
IYERTGE DEYITTIOI PE8 SEUITOR
STIXDf,BD DEYITTIOT
5r874,429
1.2521
50
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LIST O? COUXTIES BI DISTBI
DISIPoP = PoP0LITIOx
lBs DEV = IBSOLUIE DEYIATIoI, oR tEE 0IFPBBEXCE BETIIBEX f88 IDE
DISIIoB! = S0d OP TBE POPRITIoS oP
EEL DEY = BELTTIVE DEVIATIOX. OE TEE ABSOLOTB DEYII
POP = POPOLATIOII
DISTBICT SEXAIORS DIsIPOP
221,567
122,533
112,784
125,686
110,476
ll.1 .27 4
109,599
213,320
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8,197
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DISTBICT POPOLITIOX IID TEE ACTUIL DISTBICT POPSLATIOX
COOXTIBS III T8E DISTEICI
U DIYIDED BT TBE IDETL DISIBICT POPOLTTIOX
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21, O24
5.829
I 2,558
1 l, 089
11 ,1't7
8,875
23,368
5,973
22,584
28,462
9,1186
3,975
1[,801
41,o92
71, 0ll3
10,398
112,784
t03, 47 t
22,215
40.952
9,705
59,819
55. 988
55,286
25.9tt0
83,65 t
30,0 55
67,153
36 r7,t8
16,232
53, 13 2
16.117
97,0511
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0 - 0rt96
0- t069
0-09e.r
0- I 139
0- o755
0.1989
0- 0500
o- 1922
o.2tt21
o.0807
0.0338
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0.3498
0- 60r17
0- 0885
0. 9 600
0.8807
0. l891
0.3r186
0- 0826
0.5091
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117,252
121,960
215,9tt4
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0.9980
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o-3125
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0- I 900
0.5060
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0.6559
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0.8rt38
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30, {.18
35,767
51,037
20,383
10t,577
152.785
33,99 5
29, 16a
.59,570
36,718
300r 833
9,587
22,325
59, {09
31,678
83.426
33,085
33, g 15
50,505
77,055
91,86 I
25,562
22.169
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12,273
08,517
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99,136
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24,599
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85,895
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82,538
28,439
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58r 657
83,03 5
162,568
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53, ? 87
160,934
76,827
35,135
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18,933
6,619
7,217
116,495
58,580
25,871
20,178
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10,283
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0.9632
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