Correspondence from Suitts to Chambers; Summary of Proposed Single Member Districts for N.C. House of Representatives; Maps
Correspondence
October 30, 1981
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Correspondence from Suitts to Chambers; Summary of Proposed Single Member Districts for N.C. House of Representatives; Maps, 1981. 01c6b27b-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/98721e29-9232-4007-9488-bf12c49818ad/correspondence-from-suitts-to-chambers-summary-of-proposed-single-member-districts-for-nc-house-of-representatives-maps. Accessed July 06, 2025.
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TS I|ARIETTA STREET, N.W. TLAXTA" GEORGIA3O3O3 (.0') 521I.t7G'
October 50, 1981
Mr. Julius L. Chaurbers
Attorney at Law
730 East Independence Plaza
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
My dear Julius:
f-'m Placing r:nder this cover the charts and maps which illustrate
the Potential for creating single member districts for the North
carolina legislature if county lines are not observed and the
Department of Justice voids the 7976 State Constitutional provisions.
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Please share a copy with Leslie.
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Suitts
cc: Raymond Wheeler
Napolean Willians
ST,MMARY OF PROPOSED SINGLE MEI\EER DISTRICTS FO&N.C. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN SEVEN NORTH CAROTINA COT'NTIES
COI.JNTIES
OF DISTRICT
Cumberland**
Gui lford
Set #1
Set #2
Wilson, Nash,
and Edgecombe
TOTAT
POPULATION
OF DISTRICT
48, 385
49 ,97 4
50,307
49 ,87 6
49, 839
TOTAL BLACK
POPULATION
OF DISTRICT
29,594
55,391
33,103
2.6 ,487
37,346
8 BLACK
POPULATION
6L.tZ
70.82
65.8?
s3.1%
62.92
DEVIATION
FACTOR*
- 1.22
+2%
+ 2.8*
+ 1.92
+ 1.8*
Bertie , l"lart in,
Nash, and
Edgeconbe 46,984 z9 ,zL6 62.22 -4*
* Ideal House District would have 48r954 residents.
** Cumberland percentage of blacks includes sma1l number of other
racial minorities in two census tracts
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PROPOSED SINGTE MEMBER DISTRICT FOR N. C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI\ES IN
CUI\dBERLAI.ID COLJNfi
TRACT/
TOWNSHIP
TOTAL
POPULATION
TOTAL BTACK E/OR
MINORITY POPULATION
*
BLACK
0001
0002
0 003
0004
0 010
0 011
0 012
0 013
0021
1005
27 87
7482
1888
3976
5582
5354
2269
3481
523
2249
958
1704
349 0
5002
?4gz*
2l-86
*
766
0024
0034
71st township
in tract 34
604s 3276
(unpopulated Simons Airfield)
141516 6948
29,594TOTAL 48,385
A11 I'linority Population included
61.18
.,a n
PROPOSED SINGLE
101
L02
103
109
110
111.01
111.02
LL2
113
127.05
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MEMBER DISTRICTS FOR N. C.
GUITFORD COTJNTY:
SET #].
DISTRICT #1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI\IES IN
TOTAL
POPUI.A,TION
1679
3996
192 8
z4L6
4 831
s 448
3384
s500
39tZ
4642
BLACK
P.OPUIATION
772
402
t97
731
47 86
5111
337 8
5433
369 5
45 58
t
BI.A,CK
127.06
127.07
128.03
128.05
TOTAT
5186
2542
4704
1806
49 ,97 4
21,24
1091
180 4
1329
35, 591 70.81t
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PROPOSED SINGLE },IEMBER DISTRICTS FOR N.C. HOUSE OF REPRTSENTATIYES IN
GUILFORD COIJNTY:
SET #2
DISTRICT 1A
TOTAT
POPUTATION
167 9
L9Z8
z 416
4831
5 448
33 84
5500
z6t6
46 42
3186
BLACK
POPUI.A,TION
772
797
73L
47 86
5 111
337 I
5433
832
4538
ztz4
*
BI-A,CK
101
105
109
110
111 . 01
111.02
LLz
119.05
LZ7 .05
tz7 .06
L27.07
128.03
128.05
154
25 42
4704
180 6
5625
TOTAL 50, 30 7
10 91
180 4
L329
977
33, 103 6s.8t
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PRgPOIED SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT FOR N.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wilson County
Nash County
Edgecombe County
7
8.01
8. 02
11
t2
13
101
L0z
104
20r
?02
204
rN wrLSoN. NASH. AI.ID EDGECOMBE COUNTTES (CrrrES OF WTLSON-ROCKY MOUNT
TOTAT
POPULATION
-6',9?6---
37L7
2580
2t9Z
3085
5220
488
6991
4359
401
7042
6 818
BLACK *
POPULATION BLACK5m-
37tL
1 803
1 040
140 5
2t?,5
229
3860
1461
367
3 718
6299
TOTAL 49,859 31,346 632
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PRoPoSEg STNGLE MEI{BER pTSTRTCT FOR N.C. HoUSEj-F REpRESENTATTyES
IN gEBTIE, MARTIN, NASH, AND EDGECOMBE COI'NTIES
TOTAL BLACK T
POPULATION POPULATION BLACK
Bertie County (entire) 21,024 LZ,44L
Martin County twships of
Harni 1ton,
Goose Nest,
Popular Point and
Robertsonville 9039 5571
Nash County tract 107 SZSS 2L75
Edgecornbe County
LUJ
207
208
209
206
o50 55U
3224 1892
3854 2135
344t 2980
25 11 7692
46,984 29 ,2L6TOTAL 62.22
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