North Fork township, Ashe County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 27.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 823 (all rural)
| Males: 422 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 401 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 823 (742 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in North Fork township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 45.1
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Average household size: 2.39
| North Fork township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| North Fork township: | $35,888 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,588 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| : | $151,588 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $199,459
Here: $199,459 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $163,916
Here: $163,916 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $327,118
Here: $327,118 State: $165,738
Mobile homes: $123,832
Here: $123,832 State: $64,697
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Maxwell (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in North Fork township include: Three Forks Church (A), Baptist Home Church (B), Martin Chapel (C), Mountain View Church (D), Peak Valley Church (E), Peak View Church (F), Pine Mountain Church (G), Pleasant Hill Church (H), Prosperity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jenkins Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Humphrey Cemetery (3), Ward Cemetery (4), Graybeal Cemetery (5), Brown Cemetery (6), Green Valley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cabbage Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Brush Fork (C), Wilson Branch (D), Wallace Branch (E), Rush Branch (F), Roundabout Creek (G), Pine Mountain Branch (H), Monkey Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of North Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 667
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 15
- South: 126
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 270
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 147
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,800
Housing units in North Fork township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73
- Construction (29%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Fork township:
- United States or American (46.9%)
- German (18.0%)
- Irish (11.9%)
- English (10.2%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
- Italian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 260 (80%)
- Carpooled: 61 (19%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
98.4% of residents of North Fork township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 833- In family households: 726 (186 male householders, 53 female householders)
210 spouses, 229 children (229 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 107 (60 male householders (60 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person,
122 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (7 men, 25 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% |