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Pitt County

Population in July 2008: 113. Population change since 2000: +0.9%
 

Males: 49  (43.8%)
Females: 64  (56.3%)

Median resident age:  34.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip code: 27827


Estimated median household income in 2008: $38,055 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Falkland:  $38,055
North Carolina:  $46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,387

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,449 (it was $66,000 in 2000)
Falkland:  $100,449
North Carolina:  $154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $100,979; Detached houses: $110,562; Mobile homes: $41,250

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Races in Falkland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.8%)
  • Black (30.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.8%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Falkland: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (9.8%), United States (5.4%), Italian (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 76 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 458 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Falkland

  • High school or higher: 59.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 12.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falkland town

  • Never married: 34.7%
  • Now married: 36.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 15.3%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Falkland:  0.8% ($513)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)

Falkland satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (10.2 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (64.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (324.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fountain, NC (2.7 miles ), Farmville, NC (2.9 miles ), Conetoe, NC (3.0 miles ), Pinetops, NC (3.1 miles ), Macclesfield, NC (3.1 miles ), Greenville, NC (3.2 miles ), Bethel, NC (3.3 miles ), Walstonburg, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.70 N, Longitude: 77.51 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+2.8%).



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Falkland-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Falkland town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/22/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 60 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Falkland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 98% 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 61.1 miles away from Falkland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Falkland:
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TARBORO, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Falkland, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falkland:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 63 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)

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Church in Falkland: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  12.8%
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: 2.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  19.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  12.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falkland, NC



Falkland compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Falkland travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Pitt County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
  • Electricity (21%)


Religion statistics for Falkland

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 31.64%
Here31.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionOriginal Free Will BaptistsCatholic ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents22.1%15.1%11.5%9.3%6.3%
Congregations9.6%9.6%14.0%2.2%8.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEpiscopal ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther
Adherents4.3%3.9%3.6%3.6%20.1%
Congregations5.9%9.6%2.9%8.8%29.4%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$305
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$906
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,211



Falkland government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $108,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000

8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.90%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Pitt County:  0.10%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Beaufort County, NC  0.56% ($42,692 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.47% ($33,793)
from Lenoir County, NC  0.33% ($35,286)


7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.42%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Pitt County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  0.79% ($33,992 average AGI)
to Beaufort County, NC  0.38% ($34,263)
to Lenoir County, NC  0.26% ($24,315)


Strongest AM radio stations in Falkland:
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WOOW (1340 AM; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: THE MINORITY VOICE, INC.)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falkland:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W208AO (89.5 FM; BELL ARTHUR, NC; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W201AO (88.1 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WZMB (91.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Falkland:
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, 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.)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)


Falkland fatal accident list:
Apr 26, 1991 04:45 AM, Nc222, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 6, 1979 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Highway 222, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84.1 m, Overall height: 85 m
    Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Cr 1247, Call Sign: KJV247
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.355 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/07/2001, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011
    Registrant: Pitt County Emergency Management, 1717 West 5th St, Greenville, NC 27834, Phone: (252) 902-3950, Fax: (252) 830-6348, Email:
  • Otter Creek Well & Tank- 0.5mi S Of Sr1245 & Sr43, Type: Tank, Structure height: 41 m, Call Sign: WPXK994
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.537 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/25/2003, Expiration Date: 04/25/2013, Certifier: Marvis Joyner
    Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KE4MGK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00904148
    Grant Date: 08/12/2004, Expiration Date: 08/12/2014
    Registrant: Charlotte A Motola, Falkland, NC 27827
  • Call Sign: KE4UKL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00906159
    Grant Date: 10/14/1997, Expiration Date: 01/12/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/13/2007
    Registrant: Katie J Motola, Falkland, NC 27827-0245
  • Call Sign: N8RQR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00686532
    Grant Date: 05/11/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014
    Registrant: Joseph F Motola, Falkland, NC 27827-0245


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 98 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 6630 , Serial Number: 760
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 269, Falkland, NC 27827


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2


Falkland on our top lists:
    • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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