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Surry County

Population in July 2007: 1,065.
Males: 526  (49.5%)
Females: 539  (50.5%)

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

Zip codes: 27031.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,742 (it was $34,079 in 2000)
White Plains:  $36,742
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,235
White Plains:  $18,235
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,054 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
White Plains:  $85,054
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in White Plains:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in White Plains: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (58.7%), German (13.0%), English (9.3%), Irish (1.9%), Polish (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 261 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in White Plains

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Plains CDP

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
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:

White Plains:  0.8% ($560)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (31.4 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (51.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (386.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Toast, NC (2.0 miles ), Mount Airy, NC (2.1 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (2.4 miles ), Dobson, NC (2.4 miles ), Pilot Mountain, NC (3.2 miles ), Cana, VA (3.2 miles ), Boonville, NC (3.9 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.44 N, Longitude: 80.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Apparel (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Average climate in White Plains, North Carolina

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White Plains-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the White Plains place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 3 tornado 31.9 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


White Plains-area historical earthquake activity is 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 88.4 miles away from White Plains center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 89.2 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 89.2 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 50.0 miles away from White Plains 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 79.7 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 91.7 miles away from White Plains center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near White Plains:
  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 2 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ELKIN, NC)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GALAX, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in White Plains, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Plains:
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 43 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)

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Churches in White Plains include: White Plains Baptist Church (A), White Plains Friends Meeting House (B), Dover Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in White Plains and their reported violations in the past:

NEIGHBORS STORE NO 5 (Population served: 25, 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 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
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
NEIGHBOR`S STORE NO 15 (Population served: 25, 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 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
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in White Plains, NC



White Plains compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students 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. (46%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for White Plains

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 White Plains:
  • 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)
  • WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in White Plains:
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)

TV broadcast stations around White Plains:
  • 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)
  • 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.)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • Atop Turner Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN683, Licensee ID: L00127162
    869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: North Carolina Rsa #4, Inc.
  • Atop Turner Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN693
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • PETER M CONNOLLY, Atop Turner Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 36.443889 Lon: -80.633889, Call Sign: WQEV744
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.810 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/2006, Expiration Date: 04/27/2016, Certifier: Warren Booker
    Registrant: Ra-Tech Services, 2396 Us 52 N, Mount Airy, NC 27030, Phone: (336) 789-8080, Fax: (336) 789-4405, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • TURNER MOUNTAIN, Atop Turner Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WMQ217
    Assigned Frequencies : 6800.00 MHz, 10552.5 MHz, 6820.00 MHz, 6780.00 MHz, 6750.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:


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