Dan River township, Caswell County, North Carolina (NC)

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Dan River township, NC map Land area: 48.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,644 (all rural)

Males: 1,289	(48.8%)
Females: 1,355	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,628 (2,161 owner occupied, 467 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Races in Dan River township:

White Non-Hispanic: 73.5%
Black: 23.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.3%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.6

Average houshold size: 2.50
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 55 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	12.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Dan River township include: Blanch Church, Shady Oak Church, Sassafras Grove Church, River Zion Church, River Bend Church, Ebenzer Church.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coy Creek, Cane Creek, Bear Branch, Hogans Creek, Moon Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 35 (40% naturalized citizens)

Dan River township:	1.3%
State:	5.3%

71% of Dan River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 1202
Northeast: 69
Midwest: 4
South: 1394
West: 15

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Dan River township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Dan River township, North Carolina

6 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 883
One, attached: 9
Mobile homes: 291

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,500

Housing units in Dan River township with a mortgage: 268 (23 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 276

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 109
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 192
1970 to 1979: 258
1960 to 1969: 181
1950 to 1959: 142
1940 to 1949: 53
1939 or earlier: 134

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dan River township, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 286
6 rooms: 250
7 rooms: 128
8 rooms: 63
9 or more rooms: 45

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dan River township, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 18
4 rooms: 73
5 rooms: 66
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dan River township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 12
2 bedrooms: 188
3 bedrooms: 512
4 bedrooms: 145
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dan River township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 11
2 bedrooms: 123
3 bedrooms: 71
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Dan River township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 67
1 vehicle: 207
2 vehicles: 221
3 vehicles: 251
4 vehicles: 106
5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Dan River township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 78
2 vehicles: 71
3 vehicles: 22
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Plastics and rubber products (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dan River township:

United States or American (26.7%)
Irish (8.7%)
English (8.0%)
German (7.6%)
European (2.9%)
Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Scottish (2.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (26%)
Other Caribbean (23%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Other Eastern Europe (17%)
Mexico (17%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 990 (82%)
Carpooled: 155 (13%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
Electricity (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Wood (6%)
Utility gas (1%)
Solar energy (1%)

People in group quarters in Dan River township, North Carolina

6 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.7% of residents of Dan River township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,669

In family households: 2,323 (619 male householders, 185 female householders)
625 spouses, 741 children (686 natural, 14 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 49 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 346 (84 male householders (74 living alone)), 239 female householders (221 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 387 2-persons, 205 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 295 1-person, 28 2-persons.

406 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (33 men, 91 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	16.1%
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: 20

Here:	16.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dan River township:

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