Union township, Robeson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 43.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,870 (all rural)
| Males: 1,350 |  (47.0%) |
| Females: 1,520 |  (53.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,870 (2,327 owner occupied, 543 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 7.9%
- Black: 20.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 67.8%
- Asian: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 30.3
Median age of females: 31.3
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Average household size: 2.95
| Union township: | 3.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.39
| Union 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: 66 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 24.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 12.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Elrod, Raynham.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Union township include: Antioch Mission (A), Back Swamp Church (B), Beauty Spot Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Providence Church (E), Shiloh Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Scotts Mill Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cypress Branch (A), Bullard Branch (B), Middle Branch Wilkinson Creek (C), Fullermore Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3028
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 13
- South: 204
- West: 50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 509
- Mobile homes: 554
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 155 (0 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160
- Construction (35%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (17%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (7.3%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.7%)
- German (0.4%)
- English (0.3%)
- French (except Basque) (0.3%)
- Irish (0.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 739 (72%)
- Carpooled: 203 (20%)
- Bicycle: 10 (1%)
- Walked: 25 (2%)
- Other means: 21 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
96.9% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,319- In family households: 3,151 (529 male householders, 296 female householders)
519 spouses, 1,332 children (1,234 natural, 39 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 265 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 14 other relatives, 138 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 168 (72 male householders (72 living alone)), 87 female householders (77 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 10 2-persons,
473 married couples with children.
278 single-parent households (53 men, 225 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): 19
| Here: | 9.4% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |