Merry Hill township, Bertie County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 70.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.9 sq. mi.
Population: 965 (all rural)
| Males: 458 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 507 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 965 (795 owner occupied, 170 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Merry Hill township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 38.8%
- Black: 59.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 43.3
Median age of females: 43.7
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Average household size: 2.41
| Merry Hill township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Merry Hill township: | $29,736 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,460 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $79,460 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $119,915
Here: $119,915 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $79,037
Here: $79,037 State: $173,086
Mobile homes: $48,131
Here: $48,131 State: $64,697
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 7.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Merry Hill township: Willis Landing (A), Peterson (B), Lawrence Landing (C), Freemans Landing (D), Capeharts Fishery (E), Willifords Landing (F), Cashoke Landing (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Merry Hill township include: Lawrence Church (A), Saint Lukes Church (B), Peterson Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Buckleberry Pocosin (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eastmost River (A), Conaby Creek (B), Cashoke Creek (C), Broad Creek (D), Warren Neck Creek (E), Cashie River (F), Salmon Creek (G), Morgan Swamp (H), Middle River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Merry Hill township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 829
- Northeast: 40
- Midwest: 24
- South: 71
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 334
- Mobile homes: 172
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,000
Housing units in Merry Hill township with a mortgage: 135 (10 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Paper (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Health care (27%)
- Apparel (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Merry Hill township:
- English (11.3%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- German (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
- Greek (1.2%)
- Canadian (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 295 (78%)
- Carpooled: 71 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
99.3% of residents of Merry Hill township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 964- In family households: 839 (209 male householders, 66 female householders)
232 spouses, 256 children (220 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 3 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 125 (58 male householders (58 living alone)), 59 female householders (53 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 18 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 6 2-persons,
119 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (8 men, 66 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: | 24.1% |
| 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% |