For population 15 years and over in Kingstown town:
Never married: 30.9%
Now married: 46.9%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 10.9%
0 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.0%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $693 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $730 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (25.7 miles , pop. 66,277).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (45.7 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (477.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Kingstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the Kingstown town center killed 4 peopleand injured 52 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 13.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 peopleand injured 35 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Kingstown-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 90% 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 83.3 miles away from the city center On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from Kingstown center On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 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 45.7 miles away from the city center On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.7 miles away from Kingstown center On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 28.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cleveland County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Chris Gash - College basketball player (Gardner Webb Runnin' Bulldogs).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kingstown:
CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; SHELBY, NC)
KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)
RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingstown:
Gardner-Webb University (about 9 miles; Boiling Springs, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,457)
Limestone College (about 21 miles; Gaffney, SC; FT enrollment: 2,200)
Gaston College (about 25 miles; Dallas, NC; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Catawba Valley Community College (about 30 miles; Hickory, NC; FT enrollment: 2,135)
University of South Carolina-Upstate (about 33 miles; Spartanburg, SC; FT enrollment: 4,162)
Spartanburg Community College (about 35 miles; Spartanburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,076)
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 36 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,172)
Religion statistics for Kingstown (based on Cleveland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.61%
Here
62.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Catholic Church
Adherents
70.9%
14.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.8%
Congregations
52.0%
21.7%
4.0%
4.0%
1.1%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Wesleyan Church
Church of the Nazarene
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
1.5%
1.4%
1.0%
0.8%
3.7%
Congregations
1.7%
2.3%
1.7%
1.1%
10.3%
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: 18
Cleveland County:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
Cleveland County:
1.32 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60
Cleveland County:
6.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 65
Here:
6.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.9%
North Carolina:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Cleveland County:
29.7%
North Carolina:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
8.3%
State:
15.6%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
6
$1,200
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
2
$674
Totals for Government
0
$0
8
$1,874
Kingstown government finances in 2002:
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $40,000 ($58.82)
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $183,000 ($269.12)
Housing & Community Development: $54,000 ($79.41)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($41.18)
Police Protection: $23,000 ($33.82)
General - Other: $6,000 ($8.82)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($4.41)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.94)
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($19.12)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000 ($35.29)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.41)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $181,000 ($266.18)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($4.41)
Rents: $1,000 ($1.47)
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $5,000 ($7.35)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $215,000 ($316.18)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000 ($77.94)
Highways: $21,000 ($30.88)
General Support: $12,000 ($17.65)
Tax - Property: $68,000 ($100.00)
Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($39.71)
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.06%
North Carolina average:
8.53%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Cleveland County:
0.06%
North Carolina average:
0.17%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
