GOVERNMENT
Hoke County
- Named for Robert F. Hoke (1837-1912), of Lincoln County, a major general in the Confederate Army
- 391 square miles
- Raeford is the county seat
- County tax rate: 70 cents per $100 in property
Population
- Projected 2008: 45,235
- 2000 census: 33,646
- 1990 census: 22,856
- Rank of county by population: 59
- Median age: 30
- Racial breakdown (2000): 44.5% White, 37.6% Black, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Indian, 2.1% Other
- Per capita personal income, 2004: $18,817
- Percentage of families under poverty line (2003): 16.4%
Municipal populations
(Based on 2005 estimate figures)
- Raeford: 3,794
Government
2007 county commissioners
- Chairman: James Leach
- Vice-chair: Troy Hunt
- Robert Wright
- Jean Powell
- Ellen McNeill
County staff
- County manager: Mike Wood, (910) 875-8751
- Clerk: Linda Revels
- Attorney: William Fields
- Sheriff: Hubert Peterkin, (910) 875-5111
2007 county school board
- Chairman: Russell Smith
- Vice-chair: Rosa McAllister-McRae
- Irish Pickett
- Hanks Richards
- Della Maynor-Bowen
- County school superintendent: Freddie Williamson, (910) 875-4106
- Board attorney: Nick Sojka, Jr., (910) 276-8082
Updated: August, 2007