Holly township, Pender County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 205.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 2,263 (all rural)
| Males: 1,098 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 1,165 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,254 (2,000 owner occupied, 254 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Holly township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 53.1%
- Black: 45.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.56
| Holly township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Holly township: | $42,533 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $640 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,309 (it was $86,900 in 2000)
| : | $156,309 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.0% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Players (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Holly township include: Maple Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Pilgrims Rest Church (B), Maple Hill Church (C), Mount Rena Church (D), Kings Church (E), Shelter Neck Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Big Lake (A), Southwest Lake (B), Herring Lake (C), Angola Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Catskin Creek (A), Juniper Creek (B), Came Branch (C), Ashes Creek (D), Trumpeter Swamp (E), Holly Shelter Creek (F), Mill Pond (G), Moores Creek (H), Sandy Run Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Holly township: Angola Bay Game Land (1). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Holly township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1762
- Northeast: 92
- Midwest: 145
- South: 211
- West: 52
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 684
- Mobile homes: 460
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $69,500
Housing units in Holly township with a mortgage: 228 (9 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 184
- Construction (19%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Holly township:
- United States or American (14.2%)
- African (10.6%)
- English (7.5%)
- German (6.5%)
- Czech (3.8%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- European (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 649 (76%)
- Carpooled: 146 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 38 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.3% of residents of Holly township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,258- In family households: 2,007 (402 male householders, 244 female householders)
464 spouses, 635 children (571 natural, 5 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 74 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 251 (117 male householders (112 living alone)), 114 female householders (100 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 273 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 19 2-persons,
350 married couples with children.
121 single-parent households (28 men, 93 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): 10
| Here: | 8.5% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |