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Population (year 2000): 262. Estimated
population in July 2005: 269 (+2.7% change)
Males: 126 (48.1%), Females: 136 (51.9%)
Sampson County
Zip code:
28393
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $19,107 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,400 (year 2000)
Races in Turkey:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
- Black (18.7%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (11.5%), United States
(6.9%), Subsaharan African (6.5%), German (2.7%), Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 150 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Turkey
- High school or higher: 51.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Turkey town
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 68.3%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 4.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-1.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Turkey:
- SAMPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
CLINTON, NC)
- DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
KENANSVILLE, NC)
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Turkey:
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 29 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 43 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 47
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Turkey:
- SAMPSON COUNTY (about 12 miles; CLINTON, NC; ID:
CTZ)
- DUPLIN CO (about 16 miles; KENANSVILLE, NC; ID: DPL)
- MOUNT OLIVE MUNI (about 19 miles; MOUNT OLIVE, NC;
ID: W40)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Turkey:
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 48 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 57
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
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