Orrum township, Robeson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,934 (all rural)
| Males: 932 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 1,002 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,928 (1,599 owner occupied, 329 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Orrum township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 53.8%
- Black: 35.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 8.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.62
| Orrum township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Orrum township: | $29,542 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,600 (it was $53,100 in 2000)
| : | $63,600 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 23.8% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Proctorville, Orrum.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Orrum township: Fairmont Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Corbel Residential Facility (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Orrum township include: Antioch Church (A), Mount Elam Church (B), Oakton Baptist Church (C), Spring Branch Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Barnes Cemetery (1), Hedgpeth Cemetery (2), Graham Cemetery (3), Walters Cemetery (4), Branch Cemetery (5), Britt Cemetery (6), Lawson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Wild Cat Lake (A), Marys Lake (B), The Net Hole (C), Flowers Swamp (D), Little Bluff Swamp (E), White Oak Swamp (F), Bay Branch (G), Bluff Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bryant Branch (A), Big Indian Swamp (B), Big Branch (C), Big Swamp (D), Red Hill Branch (E), McColl Branch (F), Little Indian Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Orrum 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, 78% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1840
- Northeast: 82
- Midwest: 25
- South: 169
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
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
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 574
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- 5 to 9: 15
- Mobile homes: 257
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900
Housing units in Orrum township with a mortgage: 201 (30 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148
- Construction (22%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Apparel (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orrum township:
- United States or American (25.4%)
- English (6.3%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- Irish (1.9%)
- British (1.7%)
- German (1.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 795 (79%)
- Carpooled: 204 (20%)
- Walked: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 5 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
98.4% of residents of Orrum township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,129- In family households: 1,934 (428 male householders, 171 female householders)
467 spouses, 644 children (574 natural, 18 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 55 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 195 (110 male householders (110 living alone)), 83 female householders (79 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 189 1-person, 4 2-persons,
291 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (21 men, 92 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 3.5% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 4.9% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 10.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |