Elk township, Watauga County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 23.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 462 (all rural)
| Males: 228 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 234 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 462 (383 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Elk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.31
| Elk township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
| Elk township: | $35,921 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $705 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $229,742 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
| : | $229,742 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $294,343
Here: $294,343 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $241,162
Here: $241,162 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $338,052
Here: $338,052 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,061
Here: $181,061 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $313,574
Here: $313,574 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $97,338
Here: $97,338 State: $64,697
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Elk township include: Mount Ephriam Baptist Church (A), Rockview Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bright Penny Lake (A), Trout Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Branch (A), Cook Branch (B), Clear Branch (C), Chestnut Branch (D), Carroll Branch (E), Camp Branch (F), Bee Branch (G), Bearpen Branch (H), Turkeypen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
53% of Elk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 338
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 12
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 39
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 35 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (16%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Rail transportation (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Machinery (18%)
- Gasoline stations (18%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other transportation workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (24%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Cashiers (18%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- United States or American (43.0%)
- German (14.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- English (2.2%)
- Italian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (90%)
- Worked at home: 12 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
99.1% of residents of Elk township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 363- In family households: 311 (66 male householders, 20 female householders)
70 spouses, 149 children (137 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (33 male householders (27 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 6 2-persons,
79 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 28.8% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 17.9% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |