Shawneehaw township, Watauga County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 12.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 675 (all rural)
| Males: 333 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 342 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 675 (567 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Shawneehaw township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 41.6
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Average household size: 2.36
| Shawneehaw township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Shawneehaw township: | $35,921 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $705 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $229,742 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
| : | $229,742 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $294,343
Here: $294,343 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $241,162
Here: $241,162 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $338,052
Here: $338,052 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,061
Here: $181,061 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $313,574
Here: $313,574 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $97,338
Here: $97,338 State: $64,697
| Population density: 53 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Shawneehaw township include: Liberty Methodist Church (A), Bethany Church (B), White Rock Baptist Church (C), Saint Anthony Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Michael Cemetery (1), Yates Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pigeonroost Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Shawneehaw township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 127
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
Housing units in Shawneehaw township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- U. S. Postal service (28%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Educational services (40%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (28%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (29%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (19%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shawneehaw township:
- Irish (32.6%)
- German (21.7%)
- English (15.5%)
- Norwegian (8.5%)
- United States or American (4.7%)
- Czech (3.1%)
- European (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61 (80%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 13 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (14%)
92.7% of residents of Shawneehaw township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 157- In family households: 132 (42 male householders, 4 female householders)
45 spouses, 38 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
117 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (3 men, 24 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% |