Lockwoods Folly township, Brunswick County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 219.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.4 sq. mi.
Population: 16,100 (19% urban, 81% rural)
| Males: 7,911 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 8,189 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 15,935 (13,381 owner occupied, 2,554 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lockwoods Folly township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 82.5%
- Black: 14.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 44.2
Median age of females: 45.1
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Average household size: 2.35
| Lockwoods Folly township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Lockwoods Folly township: | $47,334 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $667 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $195,100 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
| : | $195,100 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $284,245
Here: $284,245 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $203,697
Here: $203,697 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $180,227
Here: $180,227 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $234,855
Here: $234,855 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,497
Here: $164,497 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $74,676
Here: $74,676 State: $64,697
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,925
Here: $69,925 State: $131,724
| Population density: 73 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Midway, Shallotte, St. James, Holden Beach, Varnamtown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lockwoods Folly township: Gores Landing (A), Sand Hill Landing (B), Sunset Harbor (C), Boone Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lockwoods Folly township include: Lettis Grove Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Sabbath Home Church (D), Union Chapel (E), Little Macedonia Church (F), Prospect Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Sharon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lehew Cemetery (1), Georgetown Cemetery (2), Silent Grove Cemetery (3), Prospect Cemetery (4), Galloway Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Bear Pen Islands Swamp (A), Huitt Bay (B), Beaverdam Bay (C), Williams Bays (D), Good Luck Bay (E), Cumbee Bay (F), Shingletree Bay (G), Ready Branch Opening (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fall Swamp (A), Driving Creek (B), Doe Creek (C), Clark Branch (D), Boggy Branch (E), Beaverdam Swamp (F), Beaverdam Creek (G), Sharron Creek (H), Shallotte Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lockwoods Folly township: Lockwoods Folly Township Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Lockwoods Folly township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 626
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 23
- South: 124
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
151 people in nursing homes
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 205
- Mobile homes: 135
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,100
Housing units in Lockwoods Folly township with a mortgage: 33 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Construction (25%)
- Chemicals (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Plant and system operators (14%)
- Electricians (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lockwoods Folly township:
- Irish (32.3%)
- United States or American (18.1%)
- English (15.2%)
- German (11.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 346 (88%)
- Carpooled: 35 (9%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Wood (2%)
151 people in nursing homes
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 797- In family households: 730 (210 male householders, 27 female householders)
193 spouses, 271 children (252 natural, 3 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (43 male householders (43 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person,
2,030 married couples with children.
824 single-parent households (213 men, 611 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 14.0% |
| 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% |