Black River township, Cumberland County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,343 (all rural)
Males: 1,159 | (49.5%) |
Females: 1,184 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,146 (1,769 owner occupied, 377 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Black River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 73.2%
- Black: 22.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.54
Black River township: | 2.5 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Black River township: | $43,609 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $660 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,800 (it was $84,900 in 2000)
: | $130,800 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $165,503
Here: $165,503 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $166,320
Here: $166,320 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $112,021
Here: $112,021 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,886
Here: $146,886 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,264
Here: $111,264 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $51,156
Here: $51,156 State: $64,697
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $53,750
Here: $53,750 State: $131,724
Population density: 64 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 19.4% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Falcon, Godwin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Black River township include: Holiness Chapel (A), Blacks Chapel (B), Williams Chapel (C), Oak Ridge Church (D), Old Bluff Church (E), Elizabeth Church (F), Emmanuel Church (G), Spring Hill Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Rhodes Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Williamson Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Black River township: Averasboro Battleground Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Black River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 162
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 29
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
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
143 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
54 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,600
Housing units in Black River township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (42%)
- Apparel (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (21%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Black River township:
- United States or American (42.9%)
- Irish (29.4%)
- English (7.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.8%)
- Scottish (4.0%)
- German (3.2%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (76%)
- Carpooled: 11 (18%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 2 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (2%)
143 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
54 people in nursing homes
98.6% of residents of Black River township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 222- In family households: 179 (52 male householders, 10 female householders)
49 spouses, 55 children (51 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 7 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (13 male householders (11 living alone)), 28 female householders (26 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 4 2-persons,
338 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (34 men, 84 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Carolina: | 6.9% |