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Population (year 2000): 1,181. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,168 (-1.1% change)
 

Males: 515  (43.6%)
Females: 666  (56.4%)

Columbus County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28439.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $16,700 (it was $17,008 in 2000)
Fair Bluff  $16,700
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,200 (it was $56,800 in 2000)
Fair Bluff  $61,200
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Fair Bluff:

  • Black (59.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (37.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (10.1%), English (3.7%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1873

Elevation: 75 feet

Land area: 2.16 square miles.

Population density: 540 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fair Bluff

  • High school or higher: 56.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 18.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fair Bluff town

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 38.2%
  • Separated: 6.9%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Fair Bluff:  1.0% ($577)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
Fair Bluff satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (52.8 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (107.6 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (475.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cerro Gordo, NC (7.2 miles ), Marietta, NC (7.3 miles) , Lake View, SC (9.5 miles ), Floyds, SC (9.6 miles ), Nichols, SC (9.6 miles ), Boardman, NC (10.6 miles ), Orrum, NC (10.7 miles) , Proctorville, NC (11.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $135,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $60,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.31 N, Longitude: 79.03 W


5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 910

Fair Bluff household income distribution Fair Bluff home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+10.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Fair Bluff (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (166.5 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (83.3 per 100,000)
  • 12 burglaries (999.2 per 100,000)
  • 13 thefts (1082.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (166.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 193.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Fair Bluff (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (84.2 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (168.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (84.2 per 100,000)
  • 4 burglaries (336.7 per 100,000)
  • 26 thefts (2188.6 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (252.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 266.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.57
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Fair Bluff, North Carolina

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Fair Bluff-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Fair Bluff town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 tornado 28.0 miles away from the town center injured 21 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fair Bluff:
  • SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
  • ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; DILLON, SC)
  • LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; LORIS, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Fair Bluff, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fair Bluff:
  • MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 46 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 48 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fair Bluff:
  • GREEN SEA (about 9 miles; GREEN SEA, SC; ID: S79)
  • LUMBERTON MUNI (about 20 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID: LBT)
  • TWIN CITY (about 21 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fair Bluff:
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 29 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public elementary/middle school in Fair Bluff:

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Church in Fair Bluff: Sandy Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Meares Cemetery (1), Powell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Court: N C State Of Magistrate Court (653 Railroad Street).

 

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

HICKORY GROVE BAPT CHURCH (Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  37.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Fair Bluff compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fair Bluff (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fair Bluff Main Branch at 1054 Main Street, branch established on 1979-05-29. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Columbus 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
Financial Administration 1$2,148$25,7760$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$6,936$20,8080$0
Other and Unallocable 2$2,192$13,1520$0
Streets and Highways 3$4,252$17,0080$0
Totals for Government 10$15,528$18,6340$0


Fair Bluff government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $150,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $375,000
    Police Protection: $164,000
    Regular Highways: $140,000
    Liquor Stores: $133,000
    Sewerage: $128,000
    Central Staff Services: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $265,000
    All Other: $63,000
    Transit Utilities: $35,000
    Highways: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $136,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $537,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $523,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $81,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Central Staff: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $430,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $158,000
    Water Utilities: $64,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $52,000
    All Other: $40,000
    General Support: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $215,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $188,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.55%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Horry County, SC  0.47% ($20,813 average AGI)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.41% ($31,406)
from New Hanover County, NC  0.38% ($36,923)


4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.37%
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 Horry County, SC  0.51% ($25,977 average AGI)
to Brunswick County, NC  0.47% ($41,163)
to New Hanover County, NC  0.41% ($23,913)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fair Bluff:
  • WZFB (1480 AM; 1 kW; FAIR BLUFF, NC; Owner: SOLOMON RADIO PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
  • WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFMO (860 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
  • WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
  • WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WVOE (1590 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CHADBOURN, NC; Owner: EBONY ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fair Bluff:
  • WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Fair Bluff:
  • 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.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
  • WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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