Poplar township, Mitchell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 19.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 339 (all rural)
| Males: 164 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 175 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 339 (321 owner occupied, 18 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Poplar township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Median age of males: 48.0
Median age of females: 49.2
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Average household size: 2.37
| Poplar township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Poplar township: | $37,332 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $117,835 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
| : | $117,835 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Poplar township: Poplar Boat Ramp (A), Poplar Hunt Camp (B), Indian Grave Trailhead (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes Creek (A), Hollow Poplar Creek (B), Flat Branch (C), Bowling Green Creek (D), Allan Branch (E), Shop Branch (F), Shinbone Creek (G), Sams Branch (H), Whiteoak Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Poplar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 201
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 3
- South: 103
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,900
Housing units in Poplar township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Construction (29%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Textile mills and textile products (21%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (35%)
- Carpenters (15%)
- Construction laborers (15%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (10%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Poplar township:
- United States or American (49.7%)
- Swedish (15.7%)
- Welsh (9.9%)
- Irish (7.9%)
- English (5.8%)
- German (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (82%)
- Carpooled: 8 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (5%)
- Worked at home: 6 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Electricity (4%)
95.0% of residents of Poplar township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 332- In family households: 299 (96 male householders, 9 female householders)
82 spouses, 79 children (79 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 23 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |