Bladenboro, North Carolina

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Bladen County

Population in July 2007: 1,672. Population change since 2000: -2.2%

Males: 770	(46.1%)
Females: 902	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	41.7 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28320.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $20,200 (it was $19,300 in 2000)

Bladenboro	$20,200
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $66,500 (it was $57,300 in 2000)

Bladenboro	$66,500
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Bladenboro:

White Non-Hispanic (79.6%)
Black (17.8%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Bladenboro: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.8%), English (10.6%), Irish (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Scottish (2.2%), German (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 111 feet

Land area: 2.18 square miles.

Population density: 768 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bladenboro

High school or higher: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 6.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bladenboro town

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 52.5%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 15.9%
Divorced: 8.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Bladenboro, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bladenboro to the number of sex offenders is 167 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bladenboro:	1.0% ($561)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (37.4 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (89.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (453.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Butters, NC (3.8 miles ), Dublin, NC (9.2 miles ), Clarkton, NC (10.0 miles ), Boardman, NC (12.8 miles ), Tar Heel, NC (13.3 miles) , Elizabethtown, NC (13.7 miles ), White Oak, NC (14.7 miles ), Chadbourn, NC (15.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.54 N, Longitude: 78.79 W

52 people in nursing homes

Area code: 910

Bladenboro household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -222 (-11.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Food (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (17%)
Apparel (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

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Crime in Bladenboro by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	57.1	57.2
Robberies	2	2	2	5	2	4
per 100,000	114.5	112.7	115.9	287.7	114.2	229.0
Assaults	13	23	17	46	38	24
per 100,000	744.1	1295.8	984.9	2646.7	2170.2	1373.8
Burglaries	19	30	28	29	43	35
per 100,000	1087.6	1690.1	1622.2	1668.6	2455.7	2003.4
Thefts	53	72	58	61	94	91
per 100,000	3033.8	4056.3	3360.4	3509.8	5368.4	5208.9
Auto thefts	5	3	2	2	2	9
per 100,000	286.2	169.0	115.9	115.1	114.2	515.2
Arson	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	403.5	587.0	489.0	882.0	909.8	779.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bladenboro, North Carolina

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Bladenboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Bladenboro town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 tornado 29.6 miles away from the town center injured 21 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bladenboro:

BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC)
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bladenboro:

FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 31 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
POPE AFB (about 46 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 61 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bladenboro:

BLADENBORO (about 2 miles; BLADENBORO, NC; ID: 3W6)
CURTIS L BROWN JR FIELD (about 17 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; ID: EYF)
LUMBERTON MUNI (about 19 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID: LBT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bladenboro:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 27 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 60 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)

Public high school in Bladenboro:

West Bladen High (Location: 1600 NC Hwy 410; Grades: 9 - 12)

Private high school in Bladenboro:

COMMUNITY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 37; Location: 3107 NC HWY 410; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bladenboro:

Bladenboro Primary (Location: South Main Street; Grades: PK - 4)
Bladenboro Middle (Location: 910 South Main Street; Grades: 5 - 8)

Private elementary/middle school in Bladenboro:

OUTREACH FOR CHRIST CHRISTIAN (Students: 14; Location: 58 CLYDE KING RD; Grades: 3 - 10)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Ther is no bladnboro High school anymore. It has merged with Tar Heel High school to form West Bladen. added by billbillmaster
Bladenboro High School is now West Bladen High School that the county opened after the high schools in Bladen County merged to two new ones.

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Churches in Bladenboro include: West Bladenboro Church (A), Saint Luke Church (B), New Light Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bladenboro Cemetery (1), Pine Crest Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Wateree Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Bladenboro Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bladenboro and their reported violations in the past:

BLADENBORO, TOWN OF (Population served: 2142, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2006)

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-14-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAY-22-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2001)

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	30.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	12.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Bladenboro compared to North Carolina state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bladenboro (2007 data):

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Bladenboro Branch at 117 East Seaboard, branch established on 1912-01-01. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Bladen County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	3	$7,529	$30,116	7	$1,276
Police Protection - Officers	6	$12,339	$24,678	0	$0
Streets and Highways	4	$6,378	$19,134	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$421
Sewerage	2	$4,132	$24,792	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,082	$24,984	0	$0
Totals for Government	16	$32,460	$24,345	8	$1,696

Bladenboro government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $267,000
All Other: $151,000

Solid Waste Management: $101,000

Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Construction - Fire Protection: $15,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $373,000
Police Protection: $286,000

Housing & Community Development: $223,000

Regular Highways: $202,000

Central Staff Services: $163,000

Water Utilities: $160,000

Solid Waste Management: $98,000

General Public Buildings: $39,000

Fire Protection: $36,000

General - Other: $22,000

Libraries: $7,000

Health Services - Other: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $988,000
General Support: $111,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $23,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $236,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $60,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $18,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $149,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $329,000
Police Protection: $60,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $365,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $115,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $216,000
All Other: $99,000

Highways: $94,000

General Support: $64,000
Tax - Property: $371,000
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $419,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($452 average AGI)
Bladen County: 0.14%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($30,859 average AGI)
from Robeson County, NC	0.64% ($22,892)
from Columbus County, NC	0.51% ($24,019)

5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,249 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($26,308 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC	0.73% ($25,649)
to Columbus County, NC	0.63% ($31,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bladenboro:

WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WVOE (1590 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CHADBOURN, NC; Owner: EBONY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WTSB (580 AM; 1 kW; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: LUMBERTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WAGR (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WAGR BROADCASTING, INC)
WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bladenboro:

WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGQR (105.7 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Bladenboro:

WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Bladenboro fatal accident list for 1998:
Dec 8, 1998 12:54 AM, Seaboard St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Bladenboro fatal accident list for 1997:
Jan 12, 1997 01:37 AM, Butler Mil, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Bladenboro fatal accident list for 1992:
Sep 20, 1992 09:15 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Bladenboro fatal accident list for 1989:
Oct 9, 1989 10:50 AM, 1132, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Bladenboro fatal accident list for 1986:
Jun 27, 1986 06:05 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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