Cranberry township, Alleghany County, North Carolina (NC)

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Cranberry township, NC map Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 429 (all rural)

Males: 237	(55.2%)
Females: 192	(44.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 410 (333 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in Cranberry township:

White Non-Hispanic: 84.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Two or more races: 1.2%

Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 52.0

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Average household size: 2.23

Cranberry township:	2.2 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.48

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,495 ($26,750 in 1999)

This township:	$30,495
North Carolina:	$44,670

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $345 (lower quartile is $177, upper quartile is $487)

Here:	$345
State:	$532

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,738 (it was $76,900 in 2000)

Cranberry township:	$120,738
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,212 - $200,228

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $185,246
Here: $185,246
State: $217,106

Mobile homes: $48,333
Here: $48,333
State: $45,354

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	19.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This township:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Cranberry township include: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Pine Fork Missionary Baptist Church, Laurel Fork Church, Laurel Springs Baptist Church.

Cemetery: Stamper Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maple Branch.

79% of Cranberry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 315
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 0
South: 93
West: 0

Cranberry township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

19 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 241
Mobile homes: 44
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $63,100

Housing units in Cranberry township with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 82
1960 to 1969: 24
1950 to 1959: 38
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 19

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cranberry township, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranberry township, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 5 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cranberry township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 32 3 bedrooms: 94 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cranberry township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 5 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Cranberry township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 23 2 vehicles: 72 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Cranberry township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Chemicals (7%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (12%)
Wood products (8%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Engineers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Computer specialists (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cranberry township:

United States or American (40.9%)
English (26.5%)
Irish (11.7%)
German (5.3%)
Italian (2.7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 110 (63%)
Carpooled: 46 (26%)
Worked at home: 18 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Wood (15%)

19 people in other nonhousehold living situations

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 388

In family households: 337 (117 male householders, 12 female householders)
126 spouses, 73 children (61 natural, 7 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 51 (13 male householders (4 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 22 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 9 2-persons.

38 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (2 men, 12 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	23.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cranberry township:

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