Fork Township, Wayne County, NC
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Fork Township, one of twelve townships in Wayne County, North Carolina, contains a population of 9,805 people as of the year 2000.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total land area of (46.4 mi²) or approximately 29696 acres.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2000 census2, there were 9,805 people residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 76.4% White, 18.7% African American, 1.6% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.
With a housing count of 3,253, the average household size was 2.62, while the average family size was 2.98. According to the census, 61% of fork township residents lived in the same house five years ago. Out of the people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in Wayne county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in North Carolina.
In the township, the median age of males was 36 while the median age of females was 38. Remarkably high is the township's foreign born population of 295 (3.0%), which can be accounted to the township's close proximity to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
The median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000 was $96,700. The median worth of mobile homes in the township was $33,900.
