Harris township, Stanly County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 45.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population: 6,330 (11% urban, 89% rural)
| Males: 3,514 |  (55.5%) |
| Females: 2,816 |  (44.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,271 (4,333 owner occupied, 938 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Harris township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 75.6%
- Black: 21.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.4
Median age of females: 35.4
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Average household size: 2.60
| Harris township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Harris township: | $39,993 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $462 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,670 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $125,670 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 139 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Richfield, New London.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Barnhard (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Harris township include: New Hope Church (A), Mountain Creek Church (B), Highland Church (C), Cedar Grove Church (D), Browns Chapel (E), Bethel Church (F), Faith Church (G), Opendoor Church (H), Parkers Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Ritchies Lake (A), Tuckertown Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Curl Tail Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Harris township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 219
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 65
- South: 0
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Harris township, North Carolina:
- 640 people in state prisons
- 386 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,100
Housing units in Harris township with a mortgage: 32 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Construction (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Food (12%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (26%)
- Social assistance (21%)
- Health care (18%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Harris township:
- German (44.2%)
- Danish (14.0%)
- United States or American (12.8%)
- English (6.4%)
- Swedish (6.4%)
- Irish (6.0%)
- Czech (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (76%)
- Carpooled: 27 (17%)
- Worked at home: 12 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- No fuel used (4%)
People in group quarters in Harris township, North Carolina:
- 640 people in state prisons
- 386 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 31 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 315- In family households: 273 (82 male householders, 16 female householders)
82 spouses, 75 children (69 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 26 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person,
980 married couples with children.
245 single-parent households (67 men, 178 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% |