Whites Creek township, Bladen County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 61.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,575 (all rural)
| Males: 753 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 822 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,567 (1,373 owner occupied, 194 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Whites Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 34.5%
- Black: 58.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.7%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.53
| Whites Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Whites Creek township: | $29,001 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $375 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,173 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
| : | $82,173 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 13.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Whites Creek township: Jessups Landing (A), Lock Landing (B), Russ Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Whites Creek township include: Lisbon Baptist Church (A), White Plains Church (B), Whites Creek Church (C), Mount Horeb Church (D), New Hope Church (E), New Zion Church (F), Pierces Chapel (G), Elkton Church (H), Shady Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: New Hope Cemetery (1), Wright Cemetery (2), Blank Cemetery (3), Old Bethel Cemetery (4), Buie Cemetery (5), Holy Cross Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Clark Millpond (A), Big Bay (B), Drinking Pond (C), Meares Bay (D), Chancy Bay (E), Little Horseshoe Bay (F), Juniper Bay (G), Wildcat Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elkton Swamp (A), Dam Branch (B), Cameron Branch (C), Box Branch (D), Benson Branch (E), Bee Tree Branch (F), Brown Marsh Swamp (G), Davis Creek (H), Horseshoe Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Whites Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1326
- Northeast: 150
- Midwest: 17
- South: 96
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
8 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 464
- Mobile homes: 214
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Whites Creek township with a mortgage: 114 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 215
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (17%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Plant and system operators (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Whites Creek township:
- Scotch-Irish (11.8%)
- United States or American (6.5%)
- English (4.8%)
- Polish (2.3%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
- Irish (1.5%)
- German (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 455 (85%)
- Carpooled: 48 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (4%)
- Walked: 11 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (7%)
8 people in other group homes
95.0% of residents of Whites Creek township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,592- In family households: 1,373 (305 male householders, 187 female householders)
314 spouses, 435 children (427 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 20 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 219 (96 male householders (96 living alone)), 123 female householders (123 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 21 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 232 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 219 1-person,
239 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (17 men, 93 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% |