Cove City, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 412. Population change since 2000: -4.8%

Males: 198	(48.3%)
Females: 214	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	45.4 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28523.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,016 (it was $26,875 in 2000)

Cove City:	$34,016
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,522

Cove City:	$18,522
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,463 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Cove City:	$105,463
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Cove City:

White Non-Hispanic (52.0%)
Black (46.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cove City: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.2%), English (7.6%), Irish (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%), French (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 47 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 647 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cove City

High school or higher: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cove City town

Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 8.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Cove City, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cove City to the number of sex offenders is 206 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cove City:	0.6% ($370)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (28.8 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (86.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (353.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dover, NC (2.6 miles ), Trenton, NC (3.0 miles ), Vanceboro, NC (3.5 miles ), River Bend, NC (3.5 miles ), Pollocksville, NC (3.7 miles ), Grifton, NC (3.8 miles ), Trent Woods, NC (3.9 miles ), New Bern, NC (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.19 N, Longitude: 77.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-14.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (11%)
Paper (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Woodworkers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Top executives (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

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Cove City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 42% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Cove City town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 34.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Cove City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.3 miles away from Cove City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cove City:

CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; KINSTON, NC)
PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cove City:

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 75 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 82 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)

Public elementary/middle school in Cove City:

James W Smith Elem (Location: 150 Koonce Town Road; Grades: 0K - 5)

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Church in Cove City: Bryants Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: A Day at the Farm (Tours & Charters; 183 Woodrow McCoy Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cove City and their reported violations in the past:

COVE CITY, TOWN OF (Population served: 691, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-05-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-14-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-25-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-25-2002)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cove City, NC

Cove City compared to North Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Cove City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Cove City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Original Free Will Baptists	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	24.7%	21.6%	13.5%	9.3%	5.3%
Congregations	12.1%	18.1%	1.7%	12.1%	5.2%

Name	Episcopal Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	4.2%	2.4%	2.2%	12.0%
Congregations	3.4%	9.5%	1.7%	3.4%	32.8%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,259	$27,108	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$571
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$620
Totals for Government	1	$2,259	$27,108	2	$1,191

Cove City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $23,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $32,000
Central Staff Services: $24,000

Sewerage: $22,000

Water Utilities: $9,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

General - Other: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $517,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
Highways: $16,000
Tax - Property: $17,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000

11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.29%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,437 average AGI)
Craven County: 0.56%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Carteret County, NC	0.73% ($28,525 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.51% ($31,849)
from Escambia County, FL	0.38% ($24,471)

10.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.66%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.42% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,459 average AGI)
Craven County: 0.42%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Carteret County, NC	0.70% ($38,047 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.52% ($28,580)
to Wake County, NC	0.43% ($33,194)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cove City:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WNOS (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WWNB (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cove City:

WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
W240AW (95.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WZBR (97.7 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WELS-FM (102.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WAAE (91.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Cove City:

WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)

Cove City fatal accident list:
Jun 24, 1979 06:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: AE4DN, Previous Call Sign: KE4RQE
Grant Date: 02/15/1995, Expiration Date: 10/13/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/14/2006
Registrant: Paul B Sugg Jr, Cove City, NC 28523
Call Sign: KB4RBK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01112311
Grant Date: 01/30/2006, Expiration Date: 02/05/2016, Certifier: Robert M Adams
Registrant: Robert M Adams, Cove City, NC 28523
Call Sign: KG4DDG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/05/1999, Expiration Date: 05/05/2009
Registrant: Jimmie Lee Giaspen, 787 Asbury Rd, Cove City, NC 28523
Call Sign: WD4EMI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01218179
Grant Date: 11/29/2006, Expiration Date: 02/20/2017, Certifier: Thomas R Barnett
Registrant: Thomas R Barnett, 307 Trenton Rd, Cove City, NC 28523
Call Sign: KI4SBV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01211375
Grant Date: 11/09/2006, Expiration Date: 11/09/2016, Certifier: Oswar M Moreno
Registrant: Oswar M Moreno, 503 Loop Rd, Cove City, NC 28523

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13
Hazardous Condition: 1

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