Montford Cove township, McDowell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,178 (2% urban, 98% rural)
| Males: 1,092 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 1,086 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,178 (1,882 owner occupied, 296 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Montford Cove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.49
| Montford Cove township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Montford Cove township: | $35,238 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $440 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,661 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
| : | $101,661 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 61 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Lawing Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elliot Creek (A), Bright Branch (B), Bridge Branch (C), Wood Branch (D), Wilson Branch (E), West Fork Cove Creek (F), Hicks Branch (G), Old Boney Creek (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Montford Cove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 679
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 105
- South: 213
- West: 88
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 245
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 172
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Montford Cove township with a mortgage: 60 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (18%)
- Textile mills and textile products (13%)
- Construction (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montford Cove township:
- German (19.1%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- English (17.3%)
- United States or American (15.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.8%)
- Polish (2.6%)
- Scottish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 313 (67%)
- Carpooled: 115 (25%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (2%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (4%)
- Worked at home: 2 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Wood (14%)
97.7% of residents of Montford Cove township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,097- In family households: 1,018 (270 male householders, 44 female householders)
284 spouses, 377 children (280 natural, 22 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (45 male householders (45 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 55 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person,
381 married couples with children.
97 single-parent households (34 men, 63 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 12.7% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 6.7% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 50.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |