South Point township, Gaston County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 57.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Population: 35,271 (80% urban, 20% rural)
| Males: 17,117 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 18,154 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 34,513 (25,467 owner occupied, 9,046 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in South Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.9%
- Black: 5.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.49
| South Point township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| South Point township: | $41,728 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $528 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,400 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
| : | $122,400 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 613 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 19.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Belmont, Cramerton, Lowell, McAdenville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Belmont Drive-In (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in South Point township include: Henry Church (A), Union Church (B), Berea Church (C), Bethesda Church (D), Bethesda Tabernacle (E), Wesleyan Church (F), Mount Zion Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Faith Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: J W Stowe Lake (A), Noname (B), Paradise Point Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: South Fork Catawba River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of South Point 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, 89% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 327
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 44
- South: 77
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in South Point township, North Carolina:
- 437 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 200 people in nursing homes
- 63 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 20 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 149
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,700
Housing units in South Point township with a mortgage: 37 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Construction (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (9%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Point township:
- United States or American (24.1%)
- English (14.7%)
- German (14.7%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Norwegian (2.5%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (76%)
- Carpooled: 26 (14%)
- Other means: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 11 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Wood (42%)
- Electricity (16%)
People in group quarters in South Point township, North Carolina:
- 437 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 200 people in nursing homes
- 63 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 20 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
98.2% of residents of South Point township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 484- In family households: 453 (125 male householders, 21 female householders)
118 spouses, 172 children (144 natural, 3 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 2 2-persons,
5,650 married couples with children.
1,615 single-parent households (433 men, 1,182 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): 1
| Here: | 1.9% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |