Columbus County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bolton and their reported violations in the past:
BOLTON, TOWN OF (Population served: 630, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-12-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-12-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-14-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and NOV-14-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 regular monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
MOORE`S ROADSIDE GRILL (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bolton that have no violations reported:
- NEW HOPE BAPT CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.4%
(22.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.6 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 68.0% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bolton, NC
Bolton compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Solar energy (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Columbus County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Bolton (based on Columbus County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.69%
| Here | | 53.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 65.8% | 11.8% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 14.0% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 11.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 15 | Here: | 2.78 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Columbus County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43 | This county: | 7.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Columbus County: | 5.37 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Columbus County: | 12.1% | | State: | 9.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.7% | | North Carolina: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,772 | $21,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,444 | $17,328 | 1 | $549 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $899 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $545 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,216 | $19,296 | 3 | $1,993 |
Bolton government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $32,000 ($46.44)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($27.58)
All Other: $11,000 ($15.97)
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $209,000 ($303.34)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $433,000 ($628.45)
Central Staff Services: $111,000 ($161.10)
General - Other: $40,000 ($58.06)
Police Protection: $30,000 ($43.54)
Solid Waste Management: $27,000 ($39.19)
Regular Highways: $24,000 ($34.83)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($29.03)
Water Utilities: $9,000 ($13.06)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($5.81)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $433,000 ($628.45)
Health & Hospitals: $197,000 ($285.92)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $69,000 ($100.15)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($145.14)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $96,000 ($139.33)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($5.81)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($8.71)
Rents: $3,000 ($4.35)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.45)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $3,000 ($4.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $75,000 ($108.85)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,000 ($20.32)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $26,000 ($37.74)
General Support: $16,000 ($23.22)
All Other: $10,000 ($14.51)
- Tax - Property: $57,000 ($82.73)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000 ($60.96)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($7.26)
4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.55% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,743 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.37% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bolton:
- WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bolton:
- WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
- WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGQR (105.7 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
- WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WYNA (104.9 FM; CALABASH, NC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC)
- WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WBNU (103.7 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
TV broadcast stations around Bolton:
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)
Bolton fatal accident list:
Sep 24, 1988 12:25 AM, 74, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
May 21, 1983 02:30 PM, 74, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 10, 1983 11:20 AM, 74, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jun 20, 1981 12:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Oct 14, 1976 07:45 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bolton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 39 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Bolton Fire Dept (Lat: 34.319889 Lon: -78.407500), Call Sign: KWJ425, Licensee ID: L00042809
Assigned Frequencies: 158.820 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 08/15/2013
Registrant: County Of Columbus, 608 N Thompson Street, Whiteville, NC 28472, Phone: (919) 640-6600 - Bolton Fire Dept (Lat: 34.319889 Lon: -78.407500), Call Sign: WAE732, Licensee ID: L00042809
Assigned Frequencies: 156.015 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 08/15/2013
Registrant: County Of Columbus, 608 N Thompson Street, Whiteville, NC 28472, Phone: (919) 640-6600 - 304 Cedar St (Lat: 34.310722 Lon: -78.408333), Call Sign: KVU557, Licensee ID: L00701026
Assigned Frequencies: 151.745 MHz
Grant Date: 08/29/2003, Expiration Date: 09/01/2013
Registrant: Smith, Charles B - Hwy 74 (Lat: 34.071278 Lon: -78.418056), Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: WNWE521, Licensee ID: L00090812
Assigned Frequencies: 153.170 MHz, 158.370 MHz
Grant Date: 04/25/1996, Expiration Date: 04/25/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/01/2001
Registrant: Squires Timber Co, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, Phone: (919) 862-3533 - 8th Street & Hwy 214 (Lat: 34.321194 Lon: -78.406972), Type: Pole, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WPWP572
Assigned Frequencies: 153.170 MHz, 158.370 MHz
Grant Date: 12/31/2002, Expiration Date: 12/31/2012, Certifier: Donald J Luther
Registrant: Fit, 871 Country Club Rd. #a, Eugene, OR 97401-2200, Phone: (541) 485-8441, Fax: (541) 485-7556, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - BOLTON, Rt 1 Box 6 (Lat: 34.322806 Lon: -78.438167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WMW206
Assigned Frequencies: 2115.20 MHz, 2128.00 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 01/25/2006, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
- BOLTON, 1.8 Mi Nw (Lat: 34.335556 Lon: -78.433889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WMW597
Assigned Frequencies: 6404.79 MHz, 6865.00 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KJ4ONK, Licensee ID: L01513596
Grant Date: 08/19/2009, Expiration Date: 08/19/2019, Certifier: Valecia J Pike
Registrant: Valecia J Pike, 820 Jacobs Rd, Bolton, NC 28423 - Call Sign: KJ4ONN, Licensee ID: L01513599
Grant Date: 08/19/2009, Expiration Date: 08/19/2019, Certifier: Melissa A Freeman
Registrant: Melissa A Freeman, 54 Freeman Rd, Bolton, NC 28423
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bolton, NC
| Most common first names in Bolton, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 16 | 79.7 years |
| James | 16 | 66.9 years |
| Mary | 15 | 76.9 years |
| George | 13 | 74.2 years |
| William | 13 | 76.6 years |
| Willie | 13 | 73.4 years |
| Annie | 7 | 73.9 years |
| Carrie | 7 | 71.6 years |
| Mamie | 7 | 78.3 years |
| Roy | 7 | 73.7 years |
| Most common last names in Bolton, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jacobs | 78 | 72.4 years |
| Freeman | 60 | 69.2 years |
| Smith | 26 | 73.3 years |
| Patrick | 23 | 73.8 years |
| Graham | 19 | 72.0 years |
| Brown | 16 | 66.5 years |
| Webb | 9 | 73.4 years |
| Mitchell | 8 | 65.8 years |
| Lewis | 8 | 69.6 years |
| Robinson | 8 | 79.8 years |
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