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Kirkland, NC map Population (year 2000): 579
Males: 284  (49.1%)
Females: 295  (50.9%)

New Hanover County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28411.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $62,800 (it was $56,292 in 2000)
Kirkland  $62,800
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $224,500 (it was $181,600 in 2000)
Kirkland  $224,500
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Kirkland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
  • Black (33.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Kirkland: 71.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.5%), United States (15.5%), French (8.8%), Irish (7.4%), English (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 49 feet

Land area: 8.39 square miles.

Population density: 69 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Kirkland

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kirkland CDP

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

22 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.6% North America).

This place:  3.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%

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

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

Kirkland:  0.6% ($1,091)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
Kirkland satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (10.1 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (120.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (433.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bayshore, NC (1.4 miles ), Ogden, NC (2.6 miles ), Murraysville, NC (4.0 miles ), Kings Grant, NC (6.0 miles ), Wrightsville Beach, NC (6.3 miles ), Seagate, NC (7.8 miles ), Castle Hayne, NC (8.6 miles ), Skippers Corner, NC (9.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.30 N, Longitude: 77.79 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Repair and maintenance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (42%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


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Average climate in Kirkland, North Carolina

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Kirkland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Kirkland place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 tornado 9.3 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 29 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kirkland:
  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 15 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BURGAW, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kirkland:
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 38 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 71 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kirkland:
  • HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 23 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
  • SKY MANOR (about 32 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: N22)
  • HENDERSON FIELD (about 33 miles; WALLACE, NC; ID: ACZ)

Amtrak station near Kirkland:
  • 12 miles: WILMINGTON (201 HARNETT ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kirkland:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Kirkland compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.03%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pender County, NC  0.68% ($30,056 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.65% ($50,610)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.64% ($47,281)


9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brunswick County, NC  1.33% ($46,091 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  1.03% ($45,637)
to Wake County, NC  0.66% ($40,217)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kirkland:
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kirkland:
  • WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • W240AS (95.9 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
  • WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Kirkland:
  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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