U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Elk Park, North Carolina



Back to Elk Park, NC housing info, Avery County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.

Elk Park: Elk River Falls Elk Park: Butterflies on the way to Elk River Falls
 

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Elk Park, NC map

Avery County

Population in July 2007: 427. Population change since 2000: -5.0%
 

Males: 204  (47.9%)
Females: 223  (52.1%)
Median resident age:  38.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28622.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,130 (it was $20,769 in 2000)
Elk Park:  $25,130
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,905 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
Elk Park:  $109,905
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $139,095; Detached houses: $146,258; Mobile homes: $55,463
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28622

Elk Park, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Elk Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Elk Park: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Elk Park, NC forum
Recent posts about Elk Park, North Carolina on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
Elk Park NC  (0 replies)
Antiques and Furniture in WNC  (10 replies)

Latest news from Elk Park, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (18.3%), English (9.8%), Irish (4.8%), German (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 3182 feet

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 613 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Elk Park,NC real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Elk Park, North Carolina map

For population 25 years and over in Elk Park

  • High school or higher: 67.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elk Park town

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Elk Park, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elk Park to the number of sex offenders is 85 to 1.

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

Elk Park:  0.4% ($275)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Elk Park satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (29.6 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (102.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (539.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Newland, NC (6.2 miles ), Roan Mountain, TN (6.5 miles ), Beech Mountain, NC (7.5 miles ), Banner Elk, NC (7.5 miles ), Laurel Fork, TN (8.9 miles ), Sugar Mountain, NC (9.0 miles ), Grandfather, NC (9.8 miles) , Crossnore, NC (10.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.16 N, Longitude: 81.98 W

Elk Park household income distribution Elk Park home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-5.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (25%)
  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


Elk Park races chart

Average climate in Elk Park, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Elk Park, North Carolina average temperatures Elk Park, North Carolina average precipitation
 
Elk Park, North Carolina humidity
 
Elk Park, North Carolina wind speed
 
Elk Park, North Carolina snowfall
 
Elk Park, North Carolina sunshine
 
Elk Park, North Carolina clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Elk Park-area historical tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Elk Park town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.9 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Elk Park topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Park:
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
  • SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
  • SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Elk Park, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk Park:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 36 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Park:
  • AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 16 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; ID: 7A8)
  • ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 20 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; ID: 0A9)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; ID: 6A4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elk Park:
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Public elementary/middle schools in Elk Park:
Private elementary/middle school in Elk Park:
  • RAINBOW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 9; Location: 2221 BLEVINS CREEK RD; Grades: 1 - 10)

Elk Park map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Cemeteries: Ellis Cemetery (1), Banner Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: FX Multi Products (45 Gary Gwyn Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park and their reported violations in the past:

CRANBERRY WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-05-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2005)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JAN-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-05-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 7 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park that have no violations reported:
  • HEATON CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.0%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk Park, NC



Elk Park compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Elk Park travel time to work


Elk Park mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Avery County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (4%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 1$2,677$32,1240$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$1,065
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,328
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$1,827
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,245$26,9400$0
Totals for Government 2$4,922$29,53210$4,220



Elk Park government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $97,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $95,000
    Central Staff Services: $63,000
    General Public Buildings: $57,000
    Water Utilities: $41,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $297,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $293,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $89,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.93%
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:
from Watauga County, NC  0.94% ($28,538 average AGI)
from Burke County, NC  0.34% ($29,263)
from Mitchell County, NC  0.29% ($14,750)


7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.20%
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:
to Watauga County, NC  1.28% ($30,113 average AGI)
to Carter County, TN  0.52% ($20,310)
to Burke County, NC  0.40% ($38,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elk Park:
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Park:
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elk Park:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


Elk Park fatal accident list:
Jul 6, 1993 07:20 AM, Us19, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1979 08:55 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 1.2 Km Ene Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 51 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elk Park)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 22972 , Serial Number: 2862, Year manufactured: 1933, Airworthiness Date: 09/16/1955
    Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 180K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2970K , Serial Number: 18053141, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1986
    Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622

Back to Elk Park, NC housing info, Avery County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.