Cape Fear township, Chatham County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 49.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,170 (all rural)
Males: 592 | (50.6%) |
Females: 578 | (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,170 (957 owner occupied, 213 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Cape Fear township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 81.4%
- Black: 12.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.51
Cape Fear township: | 2.5 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Cape Fear township: | $56,550 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $567 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $237,200 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
: | $237,200 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Cape Fear township include: Christian Chapel (A), Buckhorn Methodist Church (B), New Elam Church (C), Prince Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Shearon Harris Reservoir (A), Capitol Kiwanis Club Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: White Oak Creek (A), Weaver Creek (B), Shaddox Creek (C), New Hope River (D), Little Beaver Creek (E), Haw River (F), Gulf Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Cape Fear township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% 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: 432
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 13
- South: 12
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- Mobile homes: 16
Housing units in Cape Fear township with a mortgage: 61 (20 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (12%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Food (17%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (26%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (25%)
- Engineers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Food processing workers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cape Fear township:
- German (18.0%)
- Norwegian (18.0%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- French (except Basque) (9.4%)
- Swiss (6.5%)
- Dutch (6.2%)
- Northern European (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 199 (81%)
- Carpooled: 43 (17%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (93%)
- Utility gas (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 469- In family households: 451 (129 male householders, 0 female householders)
113 spouses, 203 children (190 natural, 6 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
197 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (11 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here: | 22.9% |
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% |