Cheek Creek township, Montgomery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 615 (all rural)
Males: 316 | (51.4%) |
Females: 299 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (531 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Cheek Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.5%
- Black: 6.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.6
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.37
Cheek Creek township: | 2.4 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
Cheek Creek township: | $30,674 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $418 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,305 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
: | $89,305 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 17.7% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Cheek Creek township include: Little River Church (A), Holly Mount Church (B), Blackwood Chapel (C), Parsons Grove Church (D), Hickory Grove Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blake Cemetery (1), Haywood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Eure Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Susies Creek (A), Dry Creek (B), Cedar Branch (C), Blue Branch (D), Aleks Branch (E), Lucky Branch (F), Lick Branch (G), Polly Branch (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cheek Creek township include: Uwbarrie Game Land (1), Uwharrie Game Land (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Cheek Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 615
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 6
- South: 33
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 222
- One, attached: 11
- Mobile homes: 106
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,200
Housing units in Cheek Creek township with a mortgage: 31 (13 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Textile mills and textile products (17%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
- Construction (14%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cheek Creek township:
- United States or American (45.2%)
- English (6.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.4%)
- European (5.4%)
- German (3.8%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
- Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 224 (81%)
- Carpooled: 46 (17%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Wood (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
99.0% of residents of Cheek Creek township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 674- In family households: 590 (158 male householders, 51 female householders)
165 spouses, 197 children (177 natural, 3 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (37 male householders (37 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person,
95 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (12 men, 18 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% |