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Notable locations in Rutherfordton: Rutherfordton Golf and Country Club (A), Rutherford County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Rutherfordton include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Saint Francis Episcopal Church (B), Green Street Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Francis Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Stonecutter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Green River Plantation (Tours & Charters; 6333 Coxe Road).
Hotel: Dogwood Motel (137 W Mountain St).
Courts: Rutherford County Offices - Clerk Of Superior Court- Criminal (229 North Main Street), Rutherford County Offices - Clerk Of Superior Court- Special Proceedings Est (229 North Main Street), Rutherford County Offices - Clerk Of Superior Court- Civil Small Claims Est (229 North Main Street), North Carolina State Government - Superior Court Judge (229 North Main Street), Trial Court Administrator (229 North Main Street), Rutherford County Offices - Clerk Of Superior Court- Child Support Cashier Bookkee (229 North Main Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Rutherfordton and their reported violations in the past:
GREEN HILL CAFE (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MT VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CH (Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2002)
- 13 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
GREEN HILL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2003)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MOUNTAIN CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 117, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-23-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-16-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
- 3 other older monitoring violations
LITTLE WHITE COUNTRY CHURCH (Population served: 111, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
MELVIN HILL CHURCH BRETHREN (Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1996), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-1996), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-30-1998)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-1998)
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  10.8% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rutherfordton, NC
People in group quarters in Rutherfordton
- 158 people in nursing homes
- 150 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 76 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Rutherfordton compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Rutherfordton (2009 data):
- Carolina First Bank: Rutherfordton Branch at 340 Charlotte Road, branch established on 2002-09-16. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $13,568.3 mil, Deposits: $9,660.1 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 183 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, Inc., The
- Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Rutherfordton Branch at 112 North Main Street, branch established on 1987-11-27. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $7,096.4 mil, Deposits: $4,623.0 mil, headquarters in Nashville, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Rutherfordton Main Branch at 134 Charlotte Road, branch established on 1930-02-17. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- The First National Bank of Shelby: Rutherfordton Deposit Office Branch at 243 North Washington Street, branch established on 2008-08-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $987.2 mil, Deposits: $629.0 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Rutherfordton Main Branch at 137 Charlotte Road, branch established on 1964-08-01. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- RBC Bank (USA): Rutherfordton Branch at 275 Main Street, branch established on 1991-12-31. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rutherford County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Solar energy (1%)
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Religion statistics for Rutherfordton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Charismatic Churches Independent | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 76.5% | 12.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 60.7% | 16.7% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 9.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,824 | $45,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,552 | $45,312 | 5 | $972 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $43,228 | $34,582 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $18,759 | $32,158 | 1 | $777 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $10,570 | $21,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,162 | $24,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $6,693 | $26,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $21,188 | $31,782 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
45 | $117,976 | $31,460 | 6 | $1,749 |
Rutherfordton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $325,000
All Other: $276,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $1,139,000
Police Protection: $632,000
Solid Waste Management: $519,000
Fire Protection: $342,000
Parks & Recreation: $319,000
Central Staff Services: $308,000
Sewerage: $263,000
Libraries: $208,000
Water Utilities: $113,000
General - Other: $90,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Regular Highways: $48,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $488,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,575,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,471,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $104,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
Interest Earnings: $62,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $116,000
Police Protection: $86,000
Central Staff: $56,000
Water Utilities: $33,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Libraries: $1,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,991,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,289,000
Water Utilities: $139,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $218,000
Highways: $160,000
- Tax - Property: $1,079,000
NEC: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
Total General Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,791,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $77,000
4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,020 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.65% | | 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:
4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,766 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | 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 Rutherfordton:
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGMA (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: MOONGLOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCAB (590 AM; 1 kW; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAGY (1320 AM; 1 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: WAGY, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rutherfordton:
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Rutherfordton:
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- 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.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Rutherfordton, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 20
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 42
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 151
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
- Fatalities: 106
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 264
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15
See more detailed statistics of Rutherfordton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $614,000
Total average daily traffic: 17,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 800
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Rutherfordton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Rutherfordton, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 79 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rutherfordton)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 6 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Rutherfordton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 42 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 115
- Hazardous Condition: 80
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 17
Incident types - Rutherfordton
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Rutherfordton, NC
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