Polkville, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 535. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 243	(45.4%)
Females: 292	(54.6%)

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

Zip codes: 28136.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,371 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Polkville:	$29,371
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,125

Polkville:	$15,125
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,930 (it was $70,700 in 2000)

Polkville:	$92,930
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Polkville:

White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
Black (3.7%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Polkville: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.1%), German (15.3%), Irish (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), English (5.2%), French Canadian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1079 feet

Land area: 1.89 square miles.

Population density: 284 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Polkville

High school or higher: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Polkville city

Never married: 13.7%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 9.7%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
North Carolina:	5.3%

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

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

Polkville:	0.7% ($484)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (28.4 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (48.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (476.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kingstown, NC (2.1 miles ), Lawndale, NC (2.1 miles ), Casar, NC (2.6 miles ), Lattimore, NC (2.7 miles ), Fallston, NC (2.8 miles ), Belwood, NC (2.9 miles ), Mooresboro, NC (3.0 miles ), Ellenboro, NC (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.42 N, Longitude: 81.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 704

Population change in the 1990s: -947 (-63.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (20%)
Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Apparel (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Religious workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

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Average climate in Polkville, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Polkville, North Carolina average temperatures

Polkville, North Carolina average precipitation

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Polkville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Polkville city center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 15.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Polkville-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 87.0 miles away from Polkville center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city 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 92.6 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 46.5 miles away from Polkville center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from Polkville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Polkville:

CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SHELBY, NC)
CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Polkville, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polkville:

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)

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

GOLDEN VALLEY METHODIST CH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-22-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-22-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-12-2002), St Public Notif requested (DEC-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-28-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

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

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-08-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-20-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

9 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	73.4%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	19.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This city:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Polkville, NC

Polkville compared to North Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Polkville (2009 data):

The Fidelity Bank: Polkville Branch at 4518 Polkville Road, branch established on 1974-03-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,390.0 mil, Deposits: $1,201.3 mil, headquarters in Fuquay-Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 69 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Polkville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cleveland County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%) Utility gas (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Polkville

Adherents

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 religions
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.

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	1	$2,580	$30,960	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,580	$30,960	0	$0

Polkville government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $22,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000

Central Staff Services: $10,000

Police Protection: $6,000

General - Other: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
General Support: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $132,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
Highways: $15,000
Tax - Property: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000

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:

from Gaston County, NC	1.26% ($26,615 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, NC	0.45% ($28,073)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.28% ($46,304)

5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 0.03%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Gaston County, NC	1.35% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.43% ($34,056)
to Rutherford County, NC	0.37% ($31,073)

Strongest AM radio stations in Polkville:

WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WOHS (730 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WADA (1390 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: EDWIN KEITH JOHNSON)
WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Polkville:

WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Polkville:

WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

Polkville fatal accident list:
Apr 15, 1981 04:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Harold Meacombs, Sr1375 And Shytle Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00018446
Registrant: County Of Cleveland, Shelby, NC 28151, Phone: (704) 484-4948, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Bens Knob, Summit Of Bens Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50 m, Call Sign: WQGY513
Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2007, Expiration Date: 05/24/2017, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
Polkville, Sr1375 And Shytle Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128.3 m, Call Sign: WQGY524
Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz, 6615.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2007, Expiration Date: 05/24/2017, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Polkville)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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