Tatums township, Columbus County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 73.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,614 (all rural)
| Males: 1,727 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 1,887 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,609 (3,006 owner occupied, 603 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Tatums township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 59.0%
- Black: 37.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.61
| Tatums township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Tatums township: | $34,632 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $390 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,885 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
| : | $84,885 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 49 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Boardman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Tatums township: Horsepen Landing (A), Aces Landing (B), Parkers Upper Landing (C), Parkers Lower Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tatums township include: Lennons Crossroads Church (A), Temple Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Jerusalem Church (D), Pine Grove Church (E), Atkinson Temple (F), Trinity Faith Tabernacle (G), Cedar Grove Church (H), Mount Moriah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Browns Cemetery (1), Brandh Cemetery (2), Mount Moriah Cemetery (3), Porters Cemetery (4), Regar Cemetery (5), Bullard Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Pine Log Bay (A), Lewis Lake (B), Pagett Bay (C), Big Bay (D), Fox Bay (E), Double Head Bay (F), Buzzard Bay (G), Buck Slash Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Brown Mill Branch (B), Dunn Swamp (C), Cerro Gordo (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
94% of Tatums township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% 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: 324
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 124
Housing units in Tatums township with a mortgage: 40 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tatums township:
- German (75.4%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- English (3.9%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
- Norwegian (2.6%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (75%)
- Carpooled: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 42 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
97.8% of residents of Tatums township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 301 (94 male householders, 2 female householders)
90 spouses, 113 children (104 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 13 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 4 2-persons,
566 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (45 men, 201 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: 7
| Here: | 43.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |