Stanton township, Wilkes County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 16.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 477 (all rural)
| Males: 229 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 248 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 477 (375 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Stanton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.45
| Stanton township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Stanton township: | $31,135 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $413 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,400 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $102,400 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hays Mill (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Stanton township include: White Oak Church (A), New Hope Church (B), Stony Hill Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Fork Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Huffman Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Stanton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 487
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 10
- South: 55
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 183
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 84
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,400
Housing units in Stanton township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (25%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (15%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stanton township:
- United States or American (46.1%)
- English (18.2%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- German (10.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.7%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- European (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 206 (67%)
- Carpooled: 97 (31%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 570- In family households: 492 (151 male householders, 22 female householders)
142 spouses, 158 children (126 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (43 male householders (43 living alone)), 25 female householders (15 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 24 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 10 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (7 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 9.0% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 27.8% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 30.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |