Harrell township, Mitchell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,241 (all rural)
| Males: 623 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 618 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,241 (1,045 owner occupied, 196 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Harrell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.47
| Harrell township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Harrell township: | $37,332 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $117,835 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
| : | $117,835 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Harrell township: Camp Pleiades (A), Roan Mountain Information Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Harrell township include: Odom Chapel (A), Mountain View Church (B), Middle District Church (C), Big Rock Creek Church (D), Beans Creek Church (E), Spring Creek Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Roans Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ledford Cemetery (1), Ingram Cemetery (2), Hughes Cemetery (3), Hill Cemetery (4), Harrell Cemetery (5), Garland Cemetery (6), Francis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes Branch (A), Greasy Creek (B), Dave Branch (C), Chestnut Branch (D), Camping Fork (E), Broad Branch (F), Blevins Branch (G), Big Branch (H), Beech Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Harrell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 913
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 49
- South: 228
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 459
- One, attached: 7
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 170
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,600
Housing units in Harrell township with a mortgage: 89 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harrell township:
- United States or American (30.9%)
- English (29.0%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- German (8.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- Welsh (1.6%)
- Polish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 303 (58%)
- Carpooled: 211 (40%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
96.8% of residents of Harrell township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,209- In family households: 1,035 (354 male householders, 37 female householders)
324 spouses, 300 children (233 natural, 41 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 174 (73 male householders (73 living alone)), 101 female householders (101 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person,
232 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (13 men, 19 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: 8
| Here: | 19.5% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |