Green River township, Henderson County, North Carolina (NC)

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Green River township, NC map Land area: 55.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 3,948 (all rural)

Males: 1,982	(50.2%)
Females: 1,966	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,948 (3,330 owner occupied, 618 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	31%

Races in Green River township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.4%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 41.1

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 2.90

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Population density: 71 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Elks Club Camp.

Churches in Green River township include: Zion Hill Church, Bobs Creek Church, Crossroads Church, Double Springs Church, Grace Church, Green River Church, Macedonia Church.

Cemeteries: Pace Cemetery, Mountain Valley Cemetery, Double Springs Cemetery, Andrews Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Lake Summit, Lake Shelia, Lake Hosea, Pegram Lake, Hosea Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Phillips Creek, Falls Creek, Falling Creek, Davis Creek, Rock Creek, Cold Branch, Cabin Creek, Shoal Branch, Shop Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (67% naturalized citizens)

Green River township:	0.5%
State:	5.3%

63% of Green River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 2672
Northeast: 299
Midwest: 253
South: 691
West: 71

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,300

Green River township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,579
One, attached: 7
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 426

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,200

Housing units in Green River township with a mortgage: 492 (33 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 346

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 319
1990 to 1994: 242
1980 to 1989: 329
1970 to 1979: 331
1960 to 1969: 284
1950 to 1959: 177
1940 to 1949: 71
1939 or earlier: 179

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

1 room: 11
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 197
5 rooms: 392
6 rooms: 248
7 rooms: 203
8 rooms: 113
9 or more rooms: 67

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 32
4 rooms: 83
5 rooms: 65
6 rooms: 21
7 rooms: 51
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 66
2 bedrooms: 410
3 bedrooms: 681
4 bedrooms: 127
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Green River township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 27
2 bedrooms: 141
3 bedrooms: 64
4 bedrooms: 19
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 40
1 vehicle: 300
2 vehicles: 633
3 vehicles: 292
4 vehicles: 14
5 or more vehicles: 36

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 103
2 vehicles: 101
3 vehicles: 31
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Machinery (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Paper (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Green River township:

United States or American (21.8%)
English (21.1%)
German (10.7%)
Scotch-Irish (8.2%)
Irish (7.5%)
Scottish (5.3%)
Dutch (5.1%)

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

United Kingdom (33%)
Germany (33%)
Spain (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,564 (81%)
Carpooled: 266 (14%)
Walked: 19 (1%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 54 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

97.9% of residents of Green River township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,004

In family households: 3,577 (1,068 male householders, 142 female householders)
1,073 spouses, 1,146 children (1,048 natural, 5 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 64 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 427 (167 male householders (127 living alone)), 191 female householders (176 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 579 2-persons, 281 3-persons, 225 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 303 1-person, 49 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

716 married couples with children.
147 single-parent households (64 men, 83 women).

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

Here:	2.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	14.5%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	8.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

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