The city of Henderson’s population decreased by 2 percent since 2010, according to 2020 Census data, and the City Council approved changes this week to the municipal voting districts to reflect that change.
According to 2020 Census data, 15,060 people live in Henderson. The deadline to approve changes is today (Friday). The council approved the changes at its Dec. 13 meeting.
The city’s Development Services Director, Corey Williams, presented information about the redrawn ward boundary lines to the council during the Monday meeting. The city began the task of redistricting the wards in September, when information from the recently completed Census was received.
Federal law requires that the wards have balanced populations, and the ward maps were redrawn to within 1.5 percent of each other, according to information from the city council minutes.
The council held a public hearing on Nov. 30 to share the information and to hear from citizens. City Manager Terrell Blackmon said the current maps needed to be adjusted to comply with federal and state laws.
The four wards had minor adjustments, but Ward 1 saw the biggest drop in population, according to Census figures. Ward 1 basically comprises the north and east sides of Henderson.
At the public hearing, Williams said the ideal population average for each ward is 3,762. The redrawn districts show that the existing four wards are balanced to within 20 people.
Anyone interested in knowing whether their ward information has changed should contact the Vance County Board of Elections at 252.492.3730.
Read the complete public notice and view ward maps at https://henderson.nc.gov/.
Following is a list of the council members and the wards they represent:
Ward 1:
Marion B Williams
Sara Coffey, at-large
Ward 2:
Mike Rainey
William Burnette, at-large
Ward 3:
Gary Daeke
Melissa Elliott, at-large
Ward 4:
Ola Thorpe-Cooper
Jason Spriggs, at-large