Fines Creek township, Haywood County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 65.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,005 (all rural)
| Males: 515 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 490 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,002 (861 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Fines Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.43
| Fines Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Fines Creek township: | $39,877 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $553 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,615 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
| : | $157,615 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cotton Patch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Fines Creek township include: Panther Creek Baptist Church (A), Fines Creek United Methodist Church (B), Belmont Baptist Church (C), Shelton Laurel Chapel (D), Pine Grove Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ledford Cemetery (1), Jarrett Cemetery (2), Hiram Rogers Cemetery (3), Haynes Cemetery (4), Ferguson Cemetery (5), Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church (6), Panther Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Waterville Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Phillips Branch (A), Hurricane Gap Branch (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Ephraim Branch (D), Hunter Branch (E), Dry Branch (F), Haynes Branch (G), Panther Creek (H), Grassy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Fines Creek township: Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Fines Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 182
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 22
- South: 84
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- One, attached: 12
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in Fines Creek township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Paper (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (20%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electricians (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fines Creek township:
- United States or American (24.6%)
- German (17.7%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- English (8.0%)
- Scottish (5.1%)
- Canadian (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (83%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (6%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
89.3% of residents of Fines Creek township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 295- In family households: 252 (69 male householders, 12 female householders)
65 spouses, 85 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 5 2-persons,
158 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (3 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 15.6% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |