South Mills township, Camden County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 118.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,318 (all rural)
| Males: 1,160 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 1,158 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,318 (1,988 owner occupied, 330 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in South Mills township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 79.0%
- Black: 18.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.56
| South Mills township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| South Mills township: | $56,084 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $858 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $221,204 (it was $93,600 in 2000)
| : | $221,204 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: South Mills.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Smithson Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in South Mills township include: McBride Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Geneva Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Great Dismal Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in South Mills township: Dismal Swamp State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of South Mills township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1142
- Northeast: 140
- Midwest: 159
- South: 879
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 837
- Two: 5
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 155
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,600
Housing units in South Mills township with a mortgage: 356 (49 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Construction (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Mills township:
- United States or American (18.1%)
- English (16.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.8%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- Italian (4.2%)
- German (3.8%)
- Welsh (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 935 (82%)
- Carpooled: 137 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 19 (2%)
- Worked at home: 36 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (2%)
96.5% of residents of South Mills township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,364- In family households: 2,105 (576 male householders, 122 female householders)
577 spouses, 619 children (582 natural, 17 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 102 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 259 (99 male householders (79 living alone)), 108 female householders (94 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 296 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 27 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
388 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (28 men, 48 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 5.0% |
| 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: 31
| Here: | 29.2% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |