Meadows township, Stokes County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 53.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 5,279 (1% urban, 99% rural)
| Males: 2,597 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 2,682 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,279 (4,446 owner occupied, 833 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Meadows township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Meadows township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Meadows township: | $39,061 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $460 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,638 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
| : | $118,638 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 99 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Germanton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Meadows township: Camp Retreat (A), Hemlock Golf Course Site (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Meadows township include: Hartman Church (A), Haw Pond Church of Christ (B), Union Church (C), Bethel Baptist Church (D), Meadows Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Quaker Gap Missionary Baptist Church (G), Palmyra United Methodist Church (H), Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Hill Cemetery (1), Southern Cemetery (2), Stevenson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Town Fork Creek Watershed Lake Fifteen (A), Town Fork Creek Watershed Lake Sixteen (B), Town Fork Creek Watershed Lake Fourteen (C), Fox Pond (D), Town Fork Creek Watershed Lake Thirteen (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Fork Creek (A), Wood Benton Branch (B), Watts Creek (C), Voss Creek (D), Neatman Creek (E), Martin Creek (F), Zilphy Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
46% of Meadows township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 134
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 22
- South: 44
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 114
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600
Housing units in Meadows township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Paper (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Extraction workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Meadows township:
- United States or American (50.4%)
- Irish (14.3%)
- French (except Basque) (7.5%)
- German (6.0%)
- Czechoslovakian (4.5%)
- Celtic (3.8%)
- French Canadian (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (62%)
- Carpooled: 28 (33%)
- Worked at home: 5 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (54%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (13%)
95.5% of residents of Meadows township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 211- In family households: 178 (60 male householders, 8 female householders)
68 spouses, 42 children (42 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
994 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (70 men, 168 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 33.3% |
| 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% |