Haw River, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,999. Population change since 2000: +4.0%

Males: 945	(47.3%)
Females: 1,054	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 27258.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,698 (it was $30,859 in 2000)

Haw River:	$32,698
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,994 (it was $86,700 in 2000)

Haw River:	$125,994
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $123,923; Detached houses: $145,540; In 2-unit structures: $69,918; Mobile homes: $30,560
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Races in Haw River:

White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
Hispanic (6.8%)
Black (6.2%)
Other race (2.9%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Haw River: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (10.3%), English (10.2%), German (6.3%), Italian (3.1%), Dutch (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/01/1973

Elevation: 540 feet

Land area: 2.65 square miles.

Population density: 754 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Haw River

High school or higher: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Haw River town

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 12.3%

143 residents are foreign born (7.1% Latin America).

This town:	7.5%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Haw River, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Haw River to the number of sex offenders is 222 to 1.

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

Haw River:	0.6% ($489)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (31.7 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (395.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Green Level, NC (2.2 miles ), Graham, NC (3.5 miles ), Woodlawn, NC (4.5 miles ), Swepsonville, NC (4.7 miles ), Mebane, NC (6.0 miles ), Burlington, NC (6.0 miles ), Glen Raven, NC (7.9 miles ), Alamance, NC (10.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.10 N, Longitude: 79.36 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +146 (+8.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Health care (12%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.00
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Haw River, North Carolina

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Haw River-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Haw River town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Haw River:

ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 27 miles; SILER CITY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Haw River, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Haw River:

DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 43 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Haw River:

HURDLE FIELD (about 7 miles; MEBANE, NC; ID: 4W7)
BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 9 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; ID: BUY)
HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: N61)

Amtrak station near Haw River:

6 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Haw River:

ELON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 18 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 31 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)

Public elementary/middle school in Haw River:

Haw River Elem (Location: 701 E Main Street; Grades: 0K - 5)

Private elementary/middle school in Haw River:

SDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 4; Location: 151 WILKINS ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Hotel: Best Western Graham Inn (1370 Truby Drive).

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

I-85 GOLF & BASEBALL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

21 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Haw River, NC

Haw River compared to North Carolina state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Haw River mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Alamance County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

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
Police Protection - Officers	7	$18,849	$32,313	0	$0
Firefighters	3	$8,431	$33,724	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$6,283	$37,698	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,313	$27,756	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$1,961	$23,532	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,702	$32,424	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,485	$26,910	3	$727
Streets and Highways	3	$7,687	$30,748	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$52,711	$31,627	3	$727

Haw River government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $503,000
All Other: $164,000

Solid Waste Management: $57,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $382,000
Sewerage: $379,000

Central Staff Services: $226,000

Regular Highways: $221,000

Fire Protection: $185,000

Water Utilities: $163,000

Parks & Recreation: $131,000

Solid Waste Management: $100,000

General - Other: $55,000

General Public Buildings: $29,000

Financial Administration: $11,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $128,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $249,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,140,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,007,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $133,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $37,000

Rents: $13,000

Special Assessments: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000
General - Other: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,426,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $216,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $175,000
Highways: $62,000

All Other: $29,000
Tax - Property: $502,000
NEC: $33,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $696,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Alamance County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Guilford County, NC	1.00% ($37,384 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC	0.77% ($34,930)
from Durham County, NC	0.31% ($51,130)

5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Alamance County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Guilford County, NC	1.13% ($35,034 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC	0.47% ($33,657)
to Wake County, NC	0.32% ($48,133)

Strongest AM radio stations in Haw River:

WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WGSB (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MEBANE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WBAG (1150 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Haw River:

WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
WSOE (89.3 FM; ELON COLLEGE, NC; Owner: ELON COLLEGE)
WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Haw River:

WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)
WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Haw River, North Carolina:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 9
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 19
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

North Carolina average:

Fatal accident count: 95
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
Fatalities: 102
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14

See more detailed statistics of Haw River fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

Sarah L Berry, 107 State Street North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.5 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Diamond Communications LLC, 245 Regency Ct., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53045, Phone: (262) 649-4429, Email:
b b carter, 3500 Mount Wilen Road (#21401), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.6 m, Overall height: 95 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
b b carter, 2515 Cherry Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770
James E McDonald, T281-A Wheeley Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 109.1 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
Muayyad Mustafa, 1360 Truby Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61.6 m, Overall height: 64.6 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Haw River, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA4FLR
Grant Date: 11/07/1989, Expiration Date: 11/07/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Robert W Dyer, 1843 Jimmy Kerr Rd, Haw River, NC 27258
Call Sign: KB4ZXL
Grant Date: 03/29/1999, Expiration Date: 03/29/2009
Registrant: Jerry D Ray, 423 Boundry St, Haw River, NC 27258
Call Sign: KD4BZO
Grant Date: 06/25/1991, Expiration Date: 06/25/2001, Cancelation Date: 06/26/2003
Registrant: Susan B Ray, Haw River, NC 27258
Call Sign: WA4UJM, Licensee ID: L01123006
Grant Date: 03/05/2008, Expiration Date: 03/18/2018
Registrant: Wallace D Pasour Jr, 710 Baker Ct, Haw River, NC 27258-9300
Call Sign: WD4HKT, Licensee ID: L00983806
Grant Date: 03/01/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
Registrant: Michael V West, 4133 Phillips Chapel Road, Haw River, NC 27258

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: BEECH F33A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5603M , Serial Number: CE-1432, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 02/09/1990
Registrant (Corporation): Andersen Energy Inc, 3151 Caroline Dr, Haw River, NC 27258

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