Recent News About Shannon
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Robeson County?
Robeson County saw 1,722 new residents during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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2019 Migration: How many people moved to Robeson County from across the country?
Robeson County saw 594 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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How much did Robeson County-based Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate spend in Q4 2022 to have highest expenses in the quarter?
Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate was the biggest spender the quarter before.
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How much did Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate spend in December 2022 to be biggest spender in cities associated with Robeson County?
Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate was the biggest spender the month before.
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Housing-choice vouchers offered in Robeson County in 2021
There were 1,056 people who used housing choice vouchers in Robeson County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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How many people in Robeson County live in public housing in 2021?
There were 2,705 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Robeson County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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How many Robeson County public housing residents in 2021 identify as a minority?
In Robeson County public housing 90% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.
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37 is median age of Robeson County residents by 2020
Robeson County residents have a median age of 37-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Unchanged number of people living in Robeson County in 2021 compared to 2020
Robeson County had the 26th largest population in North Carolina in 2021.
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58.6% of households in Shannon received food stamps in 2020
Shannon ranked fifth in North Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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7.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Shannon
7.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shannon in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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EDA awards over $9 million in grants for economic development projects in Robeson County in 2021
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $9,508,090 in grants for economic development projects in Robeson County, North Carolina.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Shannon in 2020
Of the 348 people living in Shannon in 2020, 40.2 percent (140) were women and 59.8 percent (208) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South North Carolina News.
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Census Bureau: 2.1% of people in Robeson County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 132,596 citizens living in Robeson County in 2019, 97.9 percent said they were only one race, while 2.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 74.8 percent of people in Robeson County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 132,596 citizens living in Robeson County in 2019, 99,191 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: nobody in Shannon identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 380 citizens living in Shannon in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 46.1 percent of people in Shannon were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 380 citizens living in Shannon in 2019, 175 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $22,007 to a business in Shannon under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, one business in Shannon received $22,007 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Shannon in 2019
Of the 380 people living in Shannon in 2019, 45 percent (171) were women and 55 percent (209) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South North Carolina News.
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10.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shannon
10.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shannon in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.