Burgaw township, Pender County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 81.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 7,474 (43% urban, 57% rural)
| Males: 3,874 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 3,600 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 6,411 (4,771 owner occupied, 1,640 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Burgaw township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 60.1%
- Black: 34.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.50
| Burgaw township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Burgaw township: | $42,533 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $640 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,309 (it was $86,900 in 2000)
| : | $156,309 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 92 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Burgaw, St. Helena.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Burgaw township include: Wells Chapel (A), Pike Creek Church (B), Sand Hill Church (C), Jordans Church (D), Pikes Creek Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Westview Church (G), Coras Grove Church (H), Forest Hills Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Ashe Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burgaw Creek (A), Resoe Creek (B), Watermelon Run (C), Keith Branch (D), Osgood Branch (E), Cypress Creek (F), Horse Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Burgaw township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 141
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 131
- South: 5
- West: 37
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Burgaw township, North Carolina:
- 732 people in state prisons
- 222 people in nursing homes
- 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 96
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500
Housing units in Burgaw township with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (21%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Burgaw township:
- Irish (36.5%)
- German (26.5%)
- United States or American (14.2%)
- English (4.3%)
- Belgian (3.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.3%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (92%)
- Other means: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
People in group quarters in Burgaw township, North Carolina:
- 732 people in state prisons
- 222 people in nursing homes
- 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 314- In family households: 284 (73 male householders, 6 female householders)
86 spouses, 111 children (111 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
1,002 married couples with children.
457 single-parent households (74 men, 383 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% |