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Northampton County

Population in July 2007: 241. Population change since 2000: -8.0%
 

Males: 115  (47.9%)
Females: 126  (52.1%)
Median resident age:  40.6 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27877.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,891 (it was $32,969 in 2000)
Severn:  $39,891
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,322 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
Severn:  $73,322
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,734; Detached houses: $85,383; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,834; Mobile homes: $19,167

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Races in Severn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
  • Black (35.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Severn: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.6%), English (7.6%), German (4.2%), Irish (4.2%), Scottish (2.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 90 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 239 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Severn

  • High school or higher: 65.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Severn town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 39.6%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 18.9%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%

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

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

Severn:  1.1% ($503)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Suffolk, VA (42.8 miles , pop. 63,677).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (68.8 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (278.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Boykins, VA (4.7 miles ), Branchville, VA (5.7 miles) , Conway, NC (5.8 miles ), Murfreesboro, NC (8.0 miles ), Newsoms, VA (9.0 miles ), Como, NC (12.0 miles) , Woodland, NC (12.9 miles ), Capron, VA (13.7 miles) .

Latitude: 36.51 N, Longitude: 77.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 757

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (33%)
  • Public administration (18%)
  • Chemicals (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction laborers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)


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Average climate in Severn, North Carolina

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Severn-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the Severn town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Severn:
  • ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
  • SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
  • GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EMPORIA, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Severn, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Severn:
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 67 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Severn:
  • TRI-COUNTY (about 16 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; ID: ASJ)
  • EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; EMPORIA, VA; ID: EMV)
  • FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 24 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; ID: FKN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Severn:
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
  • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 63 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Severn, NC



Severn compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below 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.
  • House age 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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School Enrollment by Level of School



Severn travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Northampton County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,808$33,6960$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$292
Other and Unallocable 2$2,365$14,1900$0
Financial Administration 1$1,674$20,0880$0
Totals for Government 4$6,847$20,5416$292



Severn government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $52,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $76,000
    Regular Highways: $65,000
    Sewerage: $31,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $37,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $576,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $22,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
    Highways: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $93,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $102,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,209 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.39%
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:
from Halifax County, NC  1.84% ($26,519 average AGI)
from Hertford County, NC  0.55% ($25,692)
from Bertie County, NC  0.24% ($24,235)


6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,079 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.72%
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:
to Halifax County, NC  1.86% ($27,654 average AGI)
to Hertford County, NC  0.62% ($23,341)
to Wake County, NC  0.38% ($35,222)


Strongest AM radio stations in Severn:
  • WWDR (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
  • WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Severn:
  • WDLZ (98.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBXB (100.1 FM; EDENTON, NC; Owner: EDENTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • W214BJ (90.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Severn:
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


Severn fatal accident list:
Jul 29, 1983 07:55 AM, 35, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 10, 1982 12:10 AM, 1335, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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