Cool Spring township, Rutherford County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 14,815 (77% urban, 23% rural)
| Males: 6,803 |  (45.9%) |
| Females: 8,012 |  (54.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 14,437 (9,096 owner occupied, 5,341 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 37% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Cool Spring township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 72.9%
- Black: 22.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.9%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.35
| Cool Spring township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Cool Spring township: | $34,993 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $411 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,600 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
| : | $104,600 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 439 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Cities in this township include: Forest City, Bostic.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Cool Spring township include: Mount Pisgah Church (A), Carson Chapel (B), Smith Grove Church (C), Mount Pleasant Church (D), Doggett Grove Church (E), Glenwood Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bostic Cemetery (1), Sunset Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Isothermal Community College Lake (A), Forest Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Copper Mine Branch (A), Buck Branch (B), Catheys Creek (C), Roberson Creek (D), Morrow Creek (E), Long Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Cool Spring township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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: 241
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 0
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Cool Spring township, North Carolina:
- 315 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 111
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Cool Spring township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (39%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cool Spring township:
- German (46.4%)
- Swedish (25.4%)
- Norwegian (5.0%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Russian (4.4%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (57%)
- Carpooled: 27 (20%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (6%)
People in group quarters in Cool Spring township, North Carolina:
- 315 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
95.7% of residents of Cool Spring township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 269- In family households: 251 (68 male householders, 11 female householders)
85 spouses, 83 children (81 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 2 2-persons,
1,875 married couples with children.
1,196 single-parent households (171 men, 1,025 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% |