81 residents are foreign born (30.0% Latin America).
This place:
30.0%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $786
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (42.7 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (73.5 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (396.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Delway-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the Delway place center killed 3 peopleand injured 149 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 tornado 18.0 miles away from the place center killed 4 peopleand injured 70 people.
Earthquake activity:
Delway-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% 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 85.8 miles away from the city center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from Delway center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sampson County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Tornadoes: 2, Storms: 2, Flood: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Delway:
SAMPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; CLINTON, NC)
DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; KENANSVILLE, NC)
CAPE FEAR VALLEY-BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC)
Amtrak station near Delway:
15 miles: WALLACE (600 N. NORWOOD ST.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delway:
Mount Olive College (about 29 miles; Mount Olive, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
Fayetteville State University (about 42 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (about 43 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,496)
Cape Fear Community College (about 44 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 3,987)
Wayne Community College (about 44 miles; Goldsboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,008)
University of North Carolina-Wilmington (about 46 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 11,028)
Johnston Community College (about 49 miles; Smithfield, NC; FT enrollment: 2,166)
Religion statistics for Delway (based on Sampson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.43%
Here
46.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Original Free Will Baptists
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents
49.0%
15.8%
13.6%
5.6%
5.1%
Congregations
39.3%
2.6%
19.7%
6.0%
8.5%
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Church of God of Prophecy
Other
Adherents
2.6%
2.6%
2.2%
1.1%
2.3%
Congregations
6.0%
4.3%
1.7%
5.1%
6.8%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
Sampson County:
2.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Sampson County:
0.16 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.32 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 42
Sampson County:
6.63 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Here:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
10.7%
North Carolina:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Sampson County:
31.6%
State:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Sampson County:
24.0%
State:
15.6%
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,915 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.28%
North Carolina average:
8.53%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($216 average AGI)
Sampson County:
0.06%
North Carolina average:
0.17%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:
2
1.2 Mi Ese Off Of Sr 1947 (Lat: 34.790167 Lon: -78.191667), Structure height: 127 m, Call Sign: WPEW758 Assigned Frequencies: 152.480 MHz Grant Date: 05/10/1999, Expiration Date: 05/16/2009, Cancellation Date: 07/04/2009 Registrant: National Network Communications Inc, Princeton, NC 27569, Phone: (800) 800-2744
1/2 Mile Wsw Of Delway (Lat: 34.792389 Lon: -78.195278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 127 m, Overall height: 130 m, Call Sign: WPFQ403 Assigned Frequencies: 462.800 MHz Grant Date: 09/21/1999, Expiration Date: 09/21/2009, Cancellation Date: 05/11/2004, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein Registrant: Venable LLP, 575 7th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4653, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1
STATION, 3.5 Mi E Of Us 421 & 3.8 Mi Ne Of (Lat: 34.849333 Lon: -78.180250), Overall height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WNEO844 Assigned Frequencies: 928.762 MHz, 952.762 MHz Grant Date: 03/21/2002, Expiration Date: 02/19/2012 Registrant: Four County Emc, 1822 Nc 53 West, Burgaw, NC 28425, Phone: (910) 259-1811, Fax: (910) 259-1817, Email:
