county
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North Carolina
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203. Its
county seat
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is
Burgaw
Burgaw is a town in, and the county seat of, Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2010 census.
Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The town most likely derives its na ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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William Dorsey Pender
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. It is in the southeastern section of the state and is bounded by the
Atlantic Ocean
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and New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin, and Onslow counties. The present land area is and the 2010 population was 52,196, which has nearly doubled since 1990. The estimated county population in 2019 had increased to 63,060. The county commissioners were ordered to hold their first meeting at Rocky Point. The act provided for the establishment of the town of Cowan as the county seat. In 1877, an act was passed repealing that section of the law relative to the town, and another law was enacted, whereby the qualified voters were to vote on the question of moving the county seat to South Washington or any other place which the majority of the voters designated. Whatever place was selected, the town should be called Stanford. In 1879, Stanford was changed to Burgaw, which was by that law incorporated. It is the county seat. A slave cemetery that was used by the community of Cardinal Acres up until ''circa'' 1950 was disturbed by a developer grading a site in 2021.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (6.8%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by land area.
Angola Bay Game Land Angola Swamp is a pocosin
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Holly Shelter Game Land Holly Shelter Swamp is a pocosin in southern coastal North Carolina near Jacksonville, in Pender County. Much of the swamp is included in the Holly Shelter Game Land, administered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The Bear Gar ...
Atlantic Ocean
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Bladen County
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Cape Fear River
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Intracoastal Waterway
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Northeast Cape Fear River
Northeast Cape Fear River is a long 5th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in southeastern North Carolina.
Variant names
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Adjacent counties
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Duplin County
Duplin County () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
Bladen County
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Sampson County
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History
Sampson County was established in April 1784 following the America ...
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 60,203 people, 21,740 households, and 14,676 families residing in the county.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 41,082 people, 16,054 households, and 11,719 families residing in the county. The
population density
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was 47 people per square mile (18/km2). There were 20,798 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 72.74%
White
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, 23.58%
Black
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or
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 2.03% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population were
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race.
There were 16,054 households, out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were
married couples
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living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,902, and the median income for a family was $41,633. Males had a median income of $31,424 versus $21,623 for females. The
per capita income
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for the county was $17,882. About 9.50% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.
Donald Trump
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won the county with 63.3% of the vote, over Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton
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's 33.5%.
Education
The county is served by
Pender County Schools
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Burgaw
Burgaw is a town in, and the county seat of, Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2010 census.
Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Wallace
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Hampstead
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Yamacraw
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Townships
* Burgaw
* Canetuck
* Caswell
* Columbia
* Grady
* Holly
* Long Creek
* Rocky Point
* Topsail
* Union
Notable people
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John Baptista Ashe John Ashe may refer to:
* John Ashe (minister) (1671–1735), English dissenting minister
* John Ashe (of Freshford) (1597–1658), MP for Westbury
* John Ashe (priest) (born 1953), Church of England priest and Archdeacon of Lynn
*John Ashe (genera ...
, born in Rocky Point township, delegate to the
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John Baptista Ashe John Ashe may refer to:
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* John Ashe (of Freshford) (1597–1658), MP for Westbury
* John Ashe (priest) (born 1953), Church of England priest and Archdeacon of Lynn
*John Ashe (genera ...
, born in Rocky Point township, nephew of the above,
United States Congressman
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from
North Carolina
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* William Shepperd Ashe, born in Rocky Point township, United States Congressman from North Carolina
See also
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List of counties in North Carolina
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Films and television shows produced in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Cape Fear Museum
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