Lincolnton township, Lincoln County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 43.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 18,702 (71% urban, 29% rural)
| Males: 9,061 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 9,641 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 18,001 (11,811 owner occupied, 6,190 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lincolnton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 77.3%
- Black: 10.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 11.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.55
| Lincolnton township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Lincolnton township: | $49,079 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $499 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,100 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
| : | $156,100 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 427 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Cities in this township include: Lincolnton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lincolnton township: Glenn Oaks Golf Club (A), Lincolnton Water Treatment Plant (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lincolnton township include: Calvary Church (A), Massopoag Church (B), Southside Church (C), West Lincolnton Church (D), Mc Kendree Church (E), Coral Park Baptist Church (F), Our Savior Episcopal Church (G), River View Church (H), Saint Mathews Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Long Shoals Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clark Creek (A), Carpenter Creek (B), Larkard Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Hog Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Lincolnton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 99
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 38
- West: 21
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
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 Lincolnton township, North Carolina:
- 318 people in nursing homes
- 201 people in state prisons
- 86 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600
Housing units in Lincolnton township with a mortgage: 24 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincolnton township:
- United States or American (36.8%)
- English (16.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (12.8%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- German (7.5%)
- Welsh (3.8%)
- Italian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (62%)
- Carpooled: 22 (25%)
- Worked at home: 12 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Wood (39%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (5%)
People in group quarters in Lincolnton township, North Carolina:
- 318 people in nursing homes
- 201 people in state prisons
- 86 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
98.8% of residents of Lincolnton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 187- In family households: 162 (46 male householders, 14 female householders)
50 spouses, 48 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
2,766 married couples with children.
1,120 single-parent households (242 men, 878 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% |