Spring Hope, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,281. Population change since 2000: +0.3%

Males: 575	(45.0%)
Females: 706	(55.0%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 27882.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,588 (it was $30,469 in 2000)

Spring Hope:	$37,588
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,675 (it was $74,900 in 2000)

Spring Hope:	$101,675
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Spring Hope:

White Non-Hispanic (49.7%)
Black (42.8%)
Hispanic (7.3%)
Other race (5.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Spring Hope: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English (9.9%), German (5.2%), Irish (2.9%), Scottish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 917 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Spring Hope

High school or higher: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spring Hope town

Never married: 22.7%
Now married: 51.0%
Separated: 4.6%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 7.4%

101 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

This town:	8.0%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Spring Hope, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Spring Hope to the number of sex offenders is 142 to 1.

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

Spring Hope:	0.8% ($626)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (20.9 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (37.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (346.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Momeyer, NC (4.5 miles ), Bunn, NC (9.8 miles ), Castalia, NC (10.1 miles ), Nashville, NC (10.3 miles ), Bailey, NC (11.3 miles ), Middlesex, NC (12.5 miles ), Sims, NC (13.2 miles) , Red Oak, NC (15.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.94 N, Longitude: 78.11 W

Area code: 252

Spring Hope household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Spring Hope by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	78.0	0.0	78.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	78.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	2	1	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	76.7	157.4	78.4	154.9	77.1
Assaults	2	4	1	1	1	3
per 100,000	156.0	306.7	78.7	78.4	77.5	231.3
Burglaries	25	12	42	13	20	18
per 100,000	1950.1	920.2	3304.5	1019.6	1549.2	1387.8
Thefts	43	24	22	29	38	30
per 100,000	3354.1	1840.5	1730.9	2274.5	2943.5	2313.0
Auto thefts	6	0	3	3	0	2
per 100,000	468.0	0.0	236.0	235.3	0.0	154.2
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	557.7	222.4	539.7	220.4	288.1	271.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.68
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Spring Hope, North Carolina

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Spring Hope, North Carolina average temperatures

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

On 3/15/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Spring Hope town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Spring Hope:

LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 12 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; LOUISBURG, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spring Hope:

ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 17 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 44 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; ID: GSB)
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 47 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spring Hope:

FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 16 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID: LHZ)
WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 16 miles; WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 34 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID: JNX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring Hope:

VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 38 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 42 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)

Public elementary/middle schools in Spring Hope:

Spring Hope Elem (Location: 401 McLean Street; Grades: 0K - 5)
Southern Nash Middle (Location: 5301 South NC 581; Grades: 6 - 8)

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Cemetery: Oakdale Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

EPHESUS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

FOY MART NO 1 (Population served: 75, 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 FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-13-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2001)

2 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

PEACHTREE HILLS GOLF CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

HOLLY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2001)

One routine major monitoring violation

GOOD NEWS INDEPENDENT BAPTIST (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-08-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-13-2004 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 MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

LETTUCE HALL MISSIONARY BAPT (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 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-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

20 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

5 regular monitoring violations

10 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.3%
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: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	18.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spring Hope, NC

Spring Hope compared to North Carolina state average:

Spring Hope, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Spring Hope (2007 data):

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Spring Hope Branch at 101 North Pine Street, branch established on 1934-11-19. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
RBC Centura Bank: Spring Hope Branch at 102 East Branch Street, branch established on 1970-04-15. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Spring Hope mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Nash County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Wood (4%) 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
Water Supply	1	$1,979	$23,748	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,583	$18,996	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,979	$23,748	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,483	$17,796	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$11,781	$28,274	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$7,043	$28,172	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,168	$19,008	0	$0
Totals for Government	14	$29,017	$24,872	0	$0

Spring Hope government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $302,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000

All Other: $13,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $585,000
Sewerage: $269,000

Police Protection: $221,000

Central Staff Services: $185,000

Solid Waste Management: $118,000

Water Utilities: $115,000

Regular Highways: $100,000

General Public Buildings: $37,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $36,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Libraries: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $161,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $90,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $269,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $265,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $88,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000

Rents: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $125,000
Water Utilities: $105,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $692,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $129,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $501,000
General Support: $59,000

Highways: $47,000
Tax - Property: $483,000
NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $430,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.86%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Nash County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Edgecombe County, NC	2.39% ($25,141 average AGI)
from Wilson County, NC	0.67% ($30,049)
from Wake County, NC	0.52% ($37,575)

7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.39%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Nash County: 0.03%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Edgecombe County, NC	1.97% ($22,009 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	0.94% ($40,513)
to Wilson County, NC	0.79% ($21,318)

Strongest AM radio stations in Spring Hope:

WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WARR (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WARRENTON, NC; Owner: QUAD DIVISIONS, INC. DBA DARENSBURG BROADCASTING)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WHPY (1590 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, NC; Owner: FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spring Hope:

WZAX (99.7 FM; NASHVILLE, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WAJC (90.5 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WHLQ (102.5 FM; LOUISBURG, NC; Owner: NEW CENTURY MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Spring Hope:

WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)

Spring Hope fatal accident list:
Feb 25, 2001 02:54 AM, N. Walnut Street, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 29, 1993 05:28 AM, Nash St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 1989 10:04 AM, Ash St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 2, 1981 10:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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