Gibson, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 552. Population change since 2000: -5.5%

Males: 254	(46.1%)
Females: 298	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	32.7 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28343.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,251 (it was $21,696 in 2000)

Gibson:	$26,251
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,543

Gibson:	$19,543
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,776 (it was $48,900 in 2000)

Gibson:	$76,776
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,821; Detached houses: $91,970; Townhouses or other attached units: $31,750; Mobile homes: $45,556
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Races in Gibson:

White Non-Hispanic (49.5%)
Black (42.1%)
American Indian (7.4%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Gibson: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.9%), Scottish (5.0%), German (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), English (2.1%), Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 562 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gibson

High school or higher: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 11.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gibson town

Never married: 28.5%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 4.9%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 13.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Gibson:	1.0% ($500)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (44.5 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (75.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (437.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: McColl, SC (2.7 miles ), Laurinburg, NC (2.8 miles ), Tatum, SC (2.8 miles) , East Laurinburg, NC (3.0 miles ), Hamlet, NC (3.2 miles ), Bennettsville, SC (3.3 miles ), Wallace, SC (3.3 miles ), Dobbins Heights, NC (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.76 N, Longitude: 79.61 W

Area code: 910

Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+8.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Food (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Chemicals (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
Electricians (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)

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Crime in Gibson (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
9 burglaries (1492.5 per 100,000)
4 thefts (663.3 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (165.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 144.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Average climate in Gibson, North Carolina

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Gibson, North Carolina average temperatures

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Gibson-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Gibson town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 11.1 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Gibson-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from Gibson center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from Gibson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Birthplace of: Milone Clark - College basketball player (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles).

Hospitals/medical centers near Gibson:

SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LAURINBURG, NC)
SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HAMLET, NC)
MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BENNETTSVILLE, SC)

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Amtrak station near Gibson:

10 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gibson:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 28 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 67 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

Public elementary/middle school in Gibson:

Pate Gardner Elem (Location: 14241 Oil Mill Rd; Grades: 0K - 5)

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Hotel: Caper's Lounge (Highway 15-401 Bypass South).

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

PEACE TRUE HOLINESS CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

5 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	23.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gibson, NC

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Gibson compared to North Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Scotland County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Gibson

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents	31.4%	28.0%	12.7%	8.6%	7.4%
Congregations	23.0%	19.7%	13.1%	8.2%	13.1%

Name	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Episcopal Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.7%	2.0%	1.0%	0.9%	4.5%
Congregations	1.6%	3.3%	1.6%	1.6%	14.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$2,210	$26,520	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$255
Streets and Highways	1	$2,550	$30,600	1	$955
Totals for Government	2	$4,760	$28,560	7	$1,210

Gibson government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $90,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000

All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $130,000
Sewerage: $86,000

Police Protection: $46,000

Regular Highways: $38,000

Water Utilities: $37,000

Solid Waste Management: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $4,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000

General - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $34,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $147,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
General Support: $17,000
Tax - Property: $98,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $119,000

6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,305 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
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 Robeson County, NC	0.99% ($22,605 average AGI)
from Richmond County, NC	0.45% ($24,778)
from Marlboro County, SC	0.45% ($24,444)

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
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 Robeson County, NC	0.88% ($26,896 average AGI)
to Richmond County, NC	0.53% ($29,094)
to Marlboro County, SC	0.48% ($22,259)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gibson:

WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WKDX (1250 AM; 1 kW; HAMLET, NC; Owner: THE MCLAURIN GROUP)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gibson:

WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
WRSH (91.1 FM; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Gibson:

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.)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Gibson fatal accident list:
Nov 2, 1993 11:25 AM, Rp1142, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Station Fletcher St, Call Sign: WSB843
Assigned Frequencies : 154.430 MHz, 154.070 MHz, 154.430 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/2004, Expiration Date: 10/12/2014
Registrant: County Of Scotland, 1403 West Blvd., Laurinburg, NC 28353, Phone: (910) 276-1313, Fax: (910) 277-2413, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD4PCF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00525496
Grant Date: 06/11/2002, Expiration Date: 06/02/2012, Certifier: Kenneth G Haney Sr
Registrant: Kenneth G Haney Sr, 6080 Main St, Gibson, NC 28343

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1657Y , Serial Number: 17249357, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 06/01/1962
Registrant (Individual): James E Chappell, 14460 Old Stage Rd, Gibson, NC 28343

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13

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