Morven township, Anson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 48.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,047 (all rural)
| Males: 928 |  (45.3%) |
| Females: 1,119 |  (54.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,047 (1,445 owner occupied, 602 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Morven township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 27.3%
- Black: 71.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 32.6
Median age of females: 32.8
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Average household size: 2.79
| Morven township: | 2.8 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.29
| Morven township: | $32,924 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,762 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $79,762 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 26.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Morven, McFarlan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Morven township include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Ramah Grove Church (B), Ebenezer Church (C), Flat Rock Church (D), Shilo Church (E), Galilee Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Nelson Lake (A), Moran McLendon Pond (B), Pine Forest Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bailey Creek (A), Whortleberry Creek (B), Mill Creek (C), Jones Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Morven township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1577
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 13
- South: 317
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
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: 444
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 19
- Mobile homes: 354
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,700
Housing units in Morven township with a mortgage: 123 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 174
- Textile mills and textile products (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Textile mills and textile products (16%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morven township:
- English (4.4%)
- United States or American (3.4%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- African (1.9%)
- German (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 530 (71%)
- Carpooled: 201 (27%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.4% of residents of Morven township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,930- In family households: 1,669 (243 male householders, 254 female householders)
254 spouses, 630 children (593 natural, 9 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 64 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 261 (105 male householders (88 living alone)), 128 female householders (118 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 174 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 206 1-person, 27 2-persons,
224 married couples with children.
264 single-parent households (39 men, 225 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.2% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 12.5% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |