Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.85. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.6%
(11.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.5% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 67.8% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Gilead, NC
63 people in nursing homes
Mount Gilead compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mount Gilead (2011 data):
- Mount Gilead Savings and Loan Association: Mount Gilead Savings And Loan Associ at 127 North Main Street, branch established on 1914/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $11.3 mil, Deposits: $9.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
- The Fidelity Bank: Mount Gilead Branch at 207 North Main Street, branch established on 1973/04/12. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,422.4 mil, Deposits: $1,234.1 mil, headquarters in Fuquay Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Mount Gilead Main Branch at 200 North Main Street, branch established on 1967/07/24. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Mount Gilead (based on Montgomery County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.13%
| Here | | 45.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 42.2% | 28.2% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 34.3% | 31.4% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 1.4% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Church of Christ | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
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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: 4 | This county: | 1.46 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Montgomery County: | 0.37 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Montgomery County: | 5.86 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Montgomery County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.8% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Montgomery County: | 19.1% | | North Carolina: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,920 | $35,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $17,114 | $41,074 | 7 | $4,859 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,271 | $31,626 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,048 | $24,288 | 1 | $846 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $35,353 | $35,353 | 8 | $5,705 |
Mount Gilead government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $287,000 ($243.01)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($25.40)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.85)
- Construction - General: $1,276,000 ($1080.44)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $312,000 ($264.18)
Sewerage: $284,000 ($240.47)
Central Staff Services: $184,000 ($155.80)
Water Utilities: $122,000 ($103.30)
Solid Waste Management: $78,000 ($66.05)
Regular Highways: $76,000 ($64.35)
Parks & Recreation: $45,000 ($38.10)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($8.47)
General - Other: $9,000 ($7.62)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $91,000 ($77.05)
- General - Interest on Debt: $45,000 ($38.10)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $156,000 ($132.09)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $744,000 ($629.97)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $736,000 ($623.20)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($6.77)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $65,000 ($55.04)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($9.31)
Rents: $1,000 ($0.85)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000 ($41.49)
Water Utilities: $43,000 ($36.41)
Parks & Recreation: $39,000 ($33.02)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($7.62)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $522,000 ($442.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $123,000 ($104.15)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,050,000 ($889.08)
Transit Utilities: $92,000 ($77.90)
General Support: $57,000 ($48.26)
Highways: $51,000 ($43.18)
- Tax - Property: $326,000 ($276.04)
NEC: $8,000 ($6.77)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $320,000 ($270.96)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,155 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.42% | | 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:
5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,811 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Gilead:
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WJRM (1390 AM; 1 kW; TROY, NC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WSPC (1010 AM; 1 kW; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: NORMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Gilead:
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WABZ-FM (100.9 FM; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WTJY (89.5 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Gilead:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- 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.)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
- WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
- WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W29BC (Channel 29; BISCOE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W24AY (Channel 24; LILESVILLE/WADESBORO, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
Mount Gilead, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Mount Gilead fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mount Gilead)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - City Water Tank Cor N Main & Industry Ave (Lat: 35.344583 Lon: -80.001167), Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WNJK260, Licensee ID: L00005009
Assigned Frequencies: 865.137 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2007, Expiration Date: 08/19/2017
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1 Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Hwy 109 S Approximately 2 Mi S (Lat: 35.182639 Lon: -80.017278), Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: KRL993, Licensee ID: L00525770
Assigned Frequencies: 35.4800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/03/1997, Expiration Date: 08/18/2002, Cancellation Date: 12/22/2002
Registrant: Larry R Chandler, 4204 Hwy 109 S, Mount Gilead, NC 27306, Phone: (919) 439-5409 - 115 Kv Substation (Lat: 35.409028 Lon: -80.009500), Type: Pole, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPIV497
Assigned Frequencies: 173.337 MHz
Grant Date: 09/29/2000, Expiration Date: 11/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 08/19/2005, Certifier: E O Quarles
Registrant: Carolina Power And Light Company, Raleigh, NC 27602-1981, Phone: (919) 546-2929, Fax: (919) 546-4339, Email:
- Landfill Rd (Lat: 35.332750 Lon: -79.960694), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQAA606
Assigned Frequencies: 160.050 MHz
Grant Date: 04/22/2004, Expiration Date: 04/22/2014, Certifier: Gray Walls
Registrant: Multitrode Inc, 6560 East Rogers Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 994-8090, Fax: (561) 994-6282
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, Water Treatment Facility State Routes 118 & 110 (Lat: 35.219583 Lon: -80.045889), Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WNEL779
Assigned Frequencies: 957.350 MHz
Grant Date: 11/08/1995, Expiration Date: 11/08/2000, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2001
Registrant: Phone: (919) 439-6197 - STATION, Tillery Hydro Electric Plant (Lat: 35.209222 Lon: -80.062250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.2 m, Overall height: 96.3 m, Call Sign: WOP67, Licensee ID: L00002092
Assigned Frequencies: 6775.00 MHz, 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2007, Expiration Date: 01/07/2018, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2010
Registrant: Carolina Power & Light Company D/B/A Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 100 E. Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, Phone: (919) 546-2929, Fax: (919) 546-2285, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Gilead)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CESSNA R182 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 111 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6105S , Serial Number: R18201612, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 07/15/1980
Registrant (Individual): Jack P Sr Jordan, Po Box 65, Mount Gilead, NC 27306 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. GA-7 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 763FU , Serial Number: GA7-0050, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 10/09/1978
Registrant (Individual): John R Boothe, 228 Chip Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 82724 , Serial Number: 7AC-1371, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/1984
Registrant (Co-Owned): John R Boothe, 228 Chip Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306, Other Owners: Heidi D Boothe
| Most common first names in Mount Gilead, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 78 | 69.7 years |
| Mary | 57 | 78.7 years |
| John | 50 | 74.2 years |
| William | 48 | 72.5 years |
| Robert | 42 | 71.5 years |
| Henry | 27 | 72.7 years |
| George | 26 | 72.7 years |
| Annie | 25 | 78.6 years |
| Charlie | 24 | 76.3 years |
| Thomas | 20 | 72.9 years |
| Most common last names in Mount Gilead, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Haywood | 72 | 78.6 years |
| Little | 67 | 64.9 years |
| Harris | 43 | 70.8 years |
| Thompson | 43 | 74.8 years |
| Robinson | 36 | 70.5 years |
| Mcrae | 36 | 75.6 years |
| Thomas | 32 | 73.7 years |
| Stanback | 26 | 71.6 years |
| Byrd | 25 | 73.6 years |
| Steele | 25 | 69.2 years |
Businesses in Mount Gilead, NC
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