Montezuma township, Avery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 6.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 629 (all rural)
| Males: 295 |  (46.9%) |
| Females: 334 |  (53.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 593 (520 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Montezuma township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.51
| Montezuma township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Montezuma township: | $36,628 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $556 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,442 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $141,442 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 94 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Montezuma township include: Aaron Church (A), Forest Home Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Sugar Mountain Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ledford Cemetery (1), Summerow Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hickorynut Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Montezuma township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 497
- Northeast: 73
- Midwest: 23
- South: 104
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
36 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 250
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 72
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,400
Housing units in Montezuma township with a mortgage: 102 (9 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Private households (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montezuma township:
- United States or American (38.5%)
- German (13.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (10.9%)
- Scottish (10.9%)
- English (7.3%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Welsh (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 257 (84%)
- Carpooled: 34 (11%)
- Worked at home: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (5%)
36 people in nursing homes
98.2% of residents of Montezuma township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 664- In family households: 608 (179 male householders, 36 female householders)
177 spouses, 199 children (195 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (17 male householders (6 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 39 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 11 2-persons,
92 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (7 men, 22 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% |