Canada township, Jackson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 65.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 552 (all rural)
| Males: 276 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 276 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 552 (489 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Canada township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.2
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.31
| Canada township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.69
| Canada township: | $36,107 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $538 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $173,588 (it was $93,100 in 2000)
| : | $173,588 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Canada township: Camp Toxaway (A), Rock Bridge (B), Toxaway Mountain Lookout (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Canada township include: Neddie Mountain Church (A), Wolf Mountain Church (B), Sols Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Broom Cemetery (1), Mathis Cemetery (2), Cathey Cemetery (3), Sols Creek Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bear Creek Lake (A), Balsam Lake (B), Tanasee Creek Lake (C), T Fields Lake (D), Wolf Creek Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honeycamp Branch (A), Greenland Creek (B), Panthertown Creek (C), Goldspring Branch (D), Gladie Creek (E), Gage Creek (F), Frolictown Creek (G), Flat Creek (H), Em Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Canada township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 331
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 68
- South: 119
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 231
- One, attached: 6
- 5 to 9: 19
- Mobile homes: 156
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,500
Housing units in Canada township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Construction (31%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Health care (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (25%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (11%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Plant and system operators (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Communications equipment operators (8%)
- Food processing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Canada township:
- Irish (30.7%)
- German (19.3%)
- English (18.2%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- European (5.1%)
- Polish (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (58%)
- Carpooled: 111 (40%)
- Other means: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (18%)
97.6% of residents of Canada township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 533- In family households: 416 (126 male householders, 41 female householders)
147 spouses, 94 children (94 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 117 (58 male householders (45 living alone)), 29 female householders (20 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 113 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 16 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 22 2-persons,
80 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (10 men, 11 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |