Ellendale township, Alexander County, North Carolina (NC)

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Ellendale township, NC map Land area: 40.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,482 (all rural)

Males: 1,751	(50.3%)
Females: 1,731	(49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,471 (2,832 owner occupied, 639 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Races in Ellendale township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
Black: 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.7%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 37.0

Average houshold size: 2.58
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 85 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	15.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Ellendale township include: Mount Herman Church, Saint Lukes Church, Dover Church, Oxford Memorial Church.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lambert Fork, Spring Creek, Stirewalt Creek, Beaver Branch, White Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 683 (21% naturalized citizens)

Ellendale township:	19.6%
State:	5.3%

48% of Ellendale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 4304
Northeast: 90
Midwest: 527
South: 755
West: 652

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $127,700

Ellendale township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

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

11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,188
One, attached: 16
Two: 141
3 or 4: 47
5 to 9: 111
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 37
Mobile homes: 358

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,900

Housing units in Ellendale township with a mortgage: 912 (29 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 547

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 68
1995 to 1998: 215
1990 to 1994: 297
1980 to 1989: 562
1970 to 1979: 679
1960 to 1969: 523
1950 to 1959: 206
1940 to 1949: 130
1939 or earlier: 264

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellendale township, North Carolina:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 49
4 rooms: 242
5 rooms: 648
6 rooms: 450
7 rooms: 195
8 rooms: 79
9 or more rooms: 146

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellendale township, North Carolina:

1 room: 29
2 rooms: 38
3 rooms: 141
4 rooms: 305
5 rooms: 267
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellendale township:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 455
3 bedrooms: 1,108
4 bedrooms: 176
5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellendale township:

no bedroom: 45
1 bedroom: 181
2 bedrooms: 415
3 bedrooms: 194
4 bedrooms: 9
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 93
1 vehicle: 472
2 vehicles: 852
3 vehicles: 283
4 vehicles: 88
5 or more vehicles: 39

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

no vehicle: 119
1 vehicle: 442
2 vehicles: 191
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 38

Most common industries for males:

Food (17%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ellendale township:

United States or American (31.8%)
Irish (11.5%)
German (7.8%)
English (6.4%)
Scottish (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
French (except Basque) (1.6%)

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

Mexico (66%)
El Salvador (29%)
Honduras (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Germany (1%)
Philippines (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,384 (78%)
Carpooled: 487 (16%)
Walked: 114 (4%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 45 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

87.7% of residents of Ellendale township speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,915

In family households: 6,115 (1,501 male householders, 433 female householders)
1,469 spouses, 2,193 children (1,969 natural, 49 adopted, 175 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 93 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 800 (226 male householders (186 living alone)), 485 female householders (460 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 124 (119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 838 2-persons, 412 3-persons, 441 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 646 1-person, 52 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

617 married couples with children.
171 single-parent households (52 men, 119 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	5.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	3.5%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	15.6%
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 Ellendale township:

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