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Surry County

Population in July 2007: 1,951.
Males: 939  (48.2%)
Females: 1,012  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27049.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,188 (it was $28,000 in 2000)
Toast:  $30,188
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,674
Toast:  $16,674
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,590 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Toast:  $80,590
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Toast:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.1%)
  • Black (13.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Toast: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (27.9%), Irish (13.4%), English (9.7%), German (6.9%), Italian (3.9%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1066 feet

Land area: 1.78 square miles.

Population density: 1097 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Toast

  • High school or higher: 56.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Toast CDP

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

88 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This place:  4.6%
North Carolina:  5.3%


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

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

Toast:  0.6% ($388)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (34.4 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (53.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (383.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mount Airy, NC (1.2 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (1.7 miles ), White Plains, NC (2.0 miles ), Cana, VA (2.5 miles ), Dobson, NC (3.0 miles ), Pilot Mountain, NC (3.5 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (3.5 miles ), Woodlawn, VA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.50 N, Longitude: 80.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Apparel (13%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Apparel (26%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (19%)
  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



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Average climate in Toast, North Carolina

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Toast-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.3 miles away from the Toast place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 3 tornado 34.9 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Toast-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from Toast center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from Toast 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 78.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Toast center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Toast:
  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 5 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ELKIN, NC)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GALAX, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Toast, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Toast:
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 45 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 50 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)

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Church in Toast: Jones Temple (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  19.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Toast, NC


45 people in homes for the physically handicapped


Toast compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Toast

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Friends (Quakers)Catholic Church
Adherents61.6%13.2%3.0%2.7%2.2%
Congregations41.1%17.3%4.2%4.2%1.8%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.2%1.7%1.6%1.6%10.1%
Congregations0.6%1.2%2.4%2.4%25.0%
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.


4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.73%
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 Forsyth County, NC  0.55% ($32,978 average AGI)
from Stokes County, NC  0.48% ($31,345)
from Yadkin County, NC  0.38% ($26,340)


4.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.81%
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 Forsyth County, NC  0.63% ($35,077 average AGI)
to Stokes County, NC  0.62% ($33,928)
to Yadkin County, NC  0.41% ($25,287)


Strongest AM radio stations in Toast:
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Toast:
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Toast:
  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total costs: $854,000
Total average daily traffic: 67,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,167

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 36.496944 Lon: -80.633056, Call Sign: WPYL548
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.795 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/03/2003, Expiration Date: 09/03/2013, Certifier: Harold Hooker
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KB4QPE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00863679
    Grant Date: 05/15/2004, Expiration Date: 05/15/2014
    Registrant: Edward S Golden, 908 Fowler Road, Toast, NC 27049
  • Call Sign: KF4PCT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00184222
    Grant Date: 01/10/2007, Expiration Date: 02/16/2017, Certifier: William R Surratt
    Registrant: William R Surratt, Toast, NC 27049

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