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Alamance County

Population in July 2007: 1,567.
Males: 780  (49.8%)
Females: 787  (50.2%)

Median resident age:  33.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27340.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,421 (it was $37,204 in 2000)
Saxapahaw:  $39,421
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,395
Saxapahaw:  $20,395
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,580 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
Saxapahaw:  $101,580
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $128,491; Detached houses: $174,020; Mobile homes: $25,292

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Races in Saxapahaw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
  • Black (13.4%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Saxapahaw: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.5%), Irish (10.2%), German (8.3%), English (6.0%), Polish (2.8%), French (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 539 feet

Land area: 5.25 square miles.

Population density: 299 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Saxapahaw

  • High school or higher: 76.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saxapahaw CDP

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

78 residents are foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 0.6% North America).

This place:  5.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Saxapahaw, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Saxapahaw to the number of sex offenders is 1567 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Saxapahaw:  0.6% ($397)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Saxapahaw satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (23.5 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (29.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (360.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Swepsonville, NC (2.3 miles ), Graham, NC (3.0 miles ), Haw River, NC (3.2 miles ), Mebane, NC (3.2 miles ), Alamance, NC (3.3 miles ), Woodlawn, NC (3.4 miles ), Burlington, NC (3.4 miles ), Green Level, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.95 N, Longitude: 79.32 W

Area code: 336

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Saxapahaw-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Saxapahaw place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Saxapahaw-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Saxapahaw center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 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 90.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Saxapahaw:
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; SILER CITY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Saxapahaw, NC

Amtrak station near Saxapahaw:
  • 12 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saxapahaw:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 14 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 17 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 29 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
Public high school in Saxapahaw:
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Churches in Saxapahaw include: Moores Chapel (A), Saint Mathews Chapel (B), Parrish Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Sellers Manufacturing Company Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Marys Creek (A), Motes Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.9%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saxapahaw, NC



Saxapahaw compared to North Carolina state average:

Saxapahaw, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Alamance County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Saxapahaw

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic Church
Adherents30.5%25.5%11.8%7.5%5.5%
Congregations21.6%17.6%15.7%7.8%0.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents2.1%1.8%1.7%1.7%12.0%
Congregations3.3%1.3%2.0%5.2%24.8%
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.


6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.29%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Guilford County, NC  1.00% ($37,384 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC  0.77% ($34,930)
from Durham County, NC  0.31% ($51,130)


5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Guilford County, NC  1.13% ($35,034 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC  0.47% ($33,657)
to Wake County, NC  0.32% ($48,133)


Strongest AM radio stations in Saxapahaw:
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WGSB (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MEBANE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Saxapahaw:
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Saxapahaw:
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Saxapahaw Cell Site 6000 Thom Road, Structure height: 111.3 m, Call Sign: KNKA634
    Grant Date: 11/14/2006, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • James E McDonald, 6000 Thom Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 111.3 m
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Int Hwy 87 & Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd, Call Sign: KDB511, Licensee ID: L00079065
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.220 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
    Registrant: County Of Alamance, County Courthouse, Graham, NC 27253, Phone: (910) 570-6776

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • SAXAPAHAW, Hwy 87, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WPOQ678
    Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6404.79 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/28/1999, Expiration Date: 04/28/2009, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2007
    Registrant: 22j64 Bsc 675 West Peachtree St, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (404) 927-2692, Fax: (404) 522-7665, Email:
  • CANE CREEK, 6.5 Miles W Of, Overall height: 57.3 m, Call Sign: WLC524, Licensee ID: L00115313
    3750.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3910.00 MHz, 3990.00 MHz, 4070.00 MHz, 4150.00 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz... (+22 more)
    Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 05/09/2003
    Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc. (Debtor-In-Possession)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KA4GYX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01156879
    Grant Date: 05/31/2006, Expiration Date: 06/03/2016
    Registrant: Edgar A Cashwell, 6031 Whitney Road, Saxapahaw, NC 27340
  • Call Sign: KB2DEE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01018329
    Grant Date: 12/26/1997, Expiration Date: 12/26/2007, Cancelation Date: 06/04/2005
    Registrant: Joseph P Asterita, Saxapahaw, NC 27340


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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