Raeford, NC
10 miles northeast
Median home built 1975 (Wagram: 1969); Its NOAA station logs about 620 more heating degree days than Wagram's
Attic insulation in RaefordAttic Insulation in Wagram, NC
Blown-in attic insulation for Wagram, NC, 10 miles from Raeford, plus removal and air sealing.
About Wagram and Its Homes
Wagram, in eastern Scotland County, went by Montpelier and then Fontcal before it was incorporated as Wagram in 1911. State records describe late nineteenth century farmhouses on the land just outside town, but almost nothing in print describes the houses inside it.
Wagram, in Scotland County, grew from 611 people in 2020 to 613 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), on 1.46 square miles. That makes Wagram the second-largest town in Scotland County.
Wagram has about 400 housing units, 3 percent of Scotland County's; about 70 percent of the town's households own their home.
Wagram at a Glance
- County: Scotland County
- Population: 613 (2025), 611 (2020), up 0.3%
- Land area: 1.46 square miles (420 people each)
- Housing units: about 400 (±78)
- Median year built: 1969 (±3); Scotland County: 1982
- Owner-occupied: 70% (±9); Scotland County: 62%
- Detached houses: 89% (±8); Scotland County: 57%
- Apartments: under 11%
- Mobile homes: 9% (±3)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- ENERGY STAR target for Wagram attics: R-49 from bare, R-38 over 3 to 4 inches (R-value guide)
Census Bureau estimates for Wagram, 2020 to 2024 (± margin of error).
Attic Insulation in Wagram
About 50 percent of Wagram's homes predate 1970; if your joists show above the insulation, ENERGY STAR says to add more insulation.
Built from 1940 to 1969, about 50 percent of Wagram homes often have little insulation.
The Local Climate
Wagram's center sits about 240 feet above sea level, 7 miles from NOAA's Laurinburg Maxton Airport station, the best match for Wagram. The station's 1991 to 2020 normals average about 2,660 heating and 2,110 cooling degree days a year, so Wagram attics work in both seasons.
Homes by Age: What It Means for the Attic
About 89 percent of Wagram housing units are detached single-family houses. With about 400 housing units in Wagram, read the figures as rough proportions.
Built from 1970 to 1989, 35 percent of Wagram homes may hold settled fiberglass; check its depth against the joists.
About 74 percent of Wagram's housing units predate 1980; nearly all predate the state's 1978 insulation rule too.
Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: 5% (±2), about 20 units
- 1940s: 5% (±3), about 20 units
- 1950s: 17% (±8), about 65 units
- 1960s: 26% (±9), about 105 units
- 1970s: 21% (±5), about 85 units
- 1980s: 14% (±5), about 55 units
- 1990s: 3% (±3), about 10 units
- 2000s: 10% (±6), about 40 units
- 2010s: under 4%
- 2020 or later: under 4%
Air Sealing and Duct Sealing in Wagram
In Wagram, about 69 percent of homes heat with electricity; where that heat is forced air, ducts often run through the attic.
Air sealing comes first, as the EPA advises: wire and pipe holes, wall tops and soffits.
How Homes Here Are Heated
- Electricity: 69% (±10), about 235 households; Scotland County: 80%
- Piped gas: under 5%
- Bottled or tank gas: 28% (±9), about 95 households
- Wood: under 3%
Power, Gas and Rebates
Duke Energy Progress serves most of Wagram, Lumbee River EMC its edges; your bill says which. For gas, Wagram is in the Scotland County franchise of Piedmont Natural Gas, whose mains may not reach every street in Wagram. Duke's free House Call fits many Wagram homes: about 69 percent heat with electricity. Bottled or tank gas, bought by the delivery, heats about 28 percent of homes in Wagram.
Rebate to check in Wagram: Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy; Insulation Pros is an approved trade ally). Before a job in Wagram, check its current terms; the Scotland County page lists every program.
Attic Insulation Removal in Wagram
In a Wagram attic, only wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation is vacuumed out (ENERGY STAR's test), once the cause is fixed, and after mice that Wagram attic is sanitized and deodorized; dry, clean insulation stays.
Also Serving Near Wagram
Nearest to Wagram first.
Maxton, NC
11 miles south
Median home built 1977 (Wagram: 1969); 2,149 people, about 4 times Wagram's population
Attic insulation in MaxtonLaurinburg, NC
11 miles southwest
Power from its own town system (Wagram: Duke Energy Progress); 14,582 people, about 24 times Wagram's population
Attic insulation in LaurinburgRed Springs, NC
12 miles southeast
Median home built 1968 (Wagram: 1969); 3,216 people, about 5 times Wagram's population
Attic insulation in Red SpringsHoffman, NC
14 miles northwest
Median home built 1992 (Wagram: 1969); Center about 190 feet higher than Wagram's
Attic insulation in Hoffman
Wagram Insulation FAQs
Is anything in Wagram listed on the National Register?
Within the town, no. Two listings lie just beyond its limits. The Shaw Family Farms, southeast of town, hold three farmhouses put up between about 1885 and 1900. West of town stands the hall of the Richmond Temperance and Literary Society, in Spring Hill, an old Highland Scots settlement. Neither listing restricts a private owner. The one local preservation commission the state named for Scotland County in 2023 belongs to Laurinburg.
What should I check in an older Wagram attic before adding insulation?
Water and airflow, before anything else. ENERGY STAR treats damp or stained insulation as proof of a roof leak, and the roof gets fixed first. It also flags attics with little or no ventilation. Outside air is meant to come in through the soffits under the eaves and escape near the ridge or through gable vents. So baffles are fitted at the eaves, and the soffit vents are never buried. A house in a town incorporated in 1911 may have been reroofed more than once, so the roof is checked, not assumed, before the crew insulates.
Could the old insulation in a Wagram attic be vermiculite?
It could: about 25 percent of Wagram's homes predate 1960. If a Wagram attic holds a pebble-like gray-brown or silver-gold fill, leave it undisturbed: the EPA says vermiculite may contain asbestos.
Does attic insulation in Wagram need a permit?
Wagram Town Hall can say whether Scotland County Inspections, the town itself or another office handles permits in Wagram; ask before work starts.
Helpful Guides
- Power from Duke Energy Progress: high summer electric bills and home energy audits
- Hot summers at NOAA's Laurinburg Maxton Airport station: radiant barriers
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Wagram, NOAA normals for the Laurinburg Maxton Airport station, Duke Energy Progress (October 2026). Compiled by Insulation Pros. How the town pages are made.
Sources for the Wagram introduction and questions (read October 20, 2026):
- Wagram, in The North Carolina Gazetteer (William S. Powell, 2nd ed., UNC Press 2010), NCpedia
- Shaw Family Farms, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- NC Listings in the National Register of Historic Places, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall, National Register nomination (NC HPO)
- What is the National Register of Historic Places?, NC State Historic Preservation Office
- Historic Preservation Commission Staff in North Carolina, listed by county, as of 2/20/2023 (NC HPO)
- Attic Insulation Project, ENERGY STAR
- About Attic Ventilation, ENERGY STAR do-it-yourself guide
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