Ophir township, Montgomery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 41.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 691 (all rural)
| Males: 356 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 335 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 691 (582 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ophir township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.58
| Ophir township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Ophir township: | $30,674 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $418 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,305 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
| : | $89,305 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Ophir township include: Macedonia Church (A), Ophir Methodist Episcopal Church South (B), Love Joy Methodist Church (C), Flint Hill Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Love Joy Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peggy Mountain Branch (A), Haystack Branch (B), Crow Creek (C), Bud Cagle Branch (D), Mile Branch (E), Panther Branch (F), Still Branch (G), Poison Fork (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Ophir township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 690
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 0
- South: 46
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 202
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 79
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,100
Housing units in Ophir township with a mortgage: 71 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Apparel (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Religious workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ophir township:
- United States or American (49.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (14.0%)
- German (8.8%)
- English (6.9%)
- Scottish (5.7%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- British (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 287 (74%)
- Carpooled: 75 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (3%)
- Other means: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.3% of residents of Ophir township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 760- In family households: 689 (175 male householders, 29 female householders)
191 spouses, 263 children (257 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 71 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person,
136 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (2 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 8.3% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 2.5% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 50.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |