Pender County, North Carolina
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Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203.[1] Its county seat is Burgaw.[2] Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The county was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County. It was named for William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County, a Confederate general mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.[3] It is in the southeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin, and Onslow counties. The present land area is 870.76 square miles (2,255.3 km2) and the 2010 population was 52,196, which has nearly doubled since 1990. The estimated county population in 2019 had increased to 63,060.[1] 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 c. 1950 was disturbed by a developer grading a site in 2021.[4]
Geography
According to the
National protected area
State and local protected areas
- Angola Bay Game Land (part)[6]
- Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land (part)[6]
- Holly Shelter Game Land[6]
- Lea-Hutaff Island State Natural Area
- Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area (part)
- Whitehall Plantation Game Land (part)[6]
Major water bodies
- Atlantic Ocean
- Black River, home of the oldest documented Taxodium distichum (bald cypress) at 2,649 years old; located in Bladen County[7]
- Cape Fear River
- Doctor's Creek
- Intracoastal Waterway
- Island Creek[8]
- Northeast Cape Fear River
- Onslow Bay
Adjacent counties
- Duplin County – north
- Onslow County – northeast
- New Hanover County – south
- Brunswick County – south
- Columbus County – southwest
- Bladen County – west
- Sampson County – northwest
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 12,468 | — | |
1890 | 12,514 | 0.4% | |
1900 | 13,381 | 6.9% | |
1910 | 15,471 | 15.6% | |
1920 | 14,788 | −4.4% | |
1930 | 15,686 | 6.1% | |
1940 | 17,710 | 12.9% | |
1950 | 18,423 | 4.0% | |
1960 | 18,508 | 0.5% | |
1970 | 18,149 | −1.9% | |
1980 | 22,215 | 22.4% | |
1990 | 28,855 | 29.9% | |
2000 | 41,082 | 42.4% | |
2010 | 52,217 | 27.1% | |
2020 | 60,203 | 15.3% | |
2023 (est.) | 68,521 | [1] | 13.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11] 1990–2000[12] 2010[13] 2020[1] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
44,418 | 73.78% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
7,544 | 12.53% |
Native American
|
195 | 0.32% |
Asian
|
319 | 0.53% |
Pacific Islander
|
23 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed
|
2,722 | 4.52% |
Latino
|
4,982 | 8.28% |
As of the 2020 census, there were 60,203 people, 21,740 households, and 14,676 families residing in the county.
2000 census
At the
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 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
Government and politics
Pender County is a member of the regional Cape Fear Council of Governments.
The government is run by a board of commissioners with a county manager.
Pender County is a strong Republican county, voting with the party since 1996. In the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Democratic nominee Bill Clinton won the county. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the county with 63.3% of the vote, over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's 33.5%.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 21,956 | 64.26% | 11,723 | 34.31% | 490 | 1.43% |
2016 | 17,639 | 63.26% | 9,354 | 33.54% | 892 | 3.20% |
2012 | 14,617 | 59.60% | 9,632 | 39.27% | 278 | 1.13% |
2008 | 13,618 | 57.34% | 9,907 | 41.72% | 224 | 0.94% |
2004 | 10,037 | 58.75% | 6,999 | 40.97% | 49 | 0.29% |
2000 | 7,661 | 54.13% | 6,415 | 45.32% | 78 | 0.55% |
1996 | 5,538 | 46.38% | 5,409 | 45.30% | 993 | 8.32% |
1992 | 4,857 | 39.07% | 5,825 | 46.86% | 1,748 | 14.06% |
1988 | 4,926 | 52.84% | 4,377 | 46.95% | 20 | 0.21% |
1984 | 5,079 | 53.73% | 4,354 | 46.06% | 20 | 0.21% |
1980 | 3,018 | 40.05% | 4,382 | 58.15% | 136 | 1.80% |
1976 | 2,063 | 31.56% | 4,422 | 67.65% | 52 | 0.80% |
1972 | 3,327 | 68.90% | 1,415 | 29.30% | 87 | 1.80% |
1968 | 1,007 | 17.76% | 1,942 | 34.26% | 2,720 | 47.98% |
1964 | 1,961 | 37.96% | 3,205 | 62.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,274 | 31.71% | 2,744 | 68.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,009 | 31.48% | 2,196 | 68.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,152 | 36.22% | 2,029 | 63.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 304 | 14.22% | 1,334 | 62.39% | 500 | 23.39% |
1944 | 441 | 20.29% | 1,732 | 79.71% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 305 | 11.94% | 2,249 | 88.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 333 | 12.28% | 2,379 | 87.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 270 | 11.87% | 1,993 | 87.64% | 11 | 0.48% |
1928 | 1,300 | 56.57% | 998 | 43.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 253 | 17.51% | 1,175 | 81.31% | 17 | 1.18% |
1920 | 699 | 30.67% | 1,580 | 69.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 400 | 29.20% | 970 | 70.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 19 | 1.52% | 967 | 77.11% | 268 | 21.37% |
Education
The county is served by Pender County Schools.
Communities
Towns
Village
Townships
- Burgaw
- Canetuck
- Caswell
- Columbia
- Grady
- Holly
- Long Creek
- Rocky Point
- Topsail
- Union
Census-designated places
- Hampstead (largest community)
- Long Creek
- Rocky Point
Other unincorporated communities
Notable people
- John Baptista Ashe, born in Rocky Point township, delegate to the Continental Congress[17]
- United States Congressman from North Carolina[17]
- William Shepperd Ashe, born in Rocky Point township, United States Congressman from North Carolina[17]
See also
- List of counties in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pender County, North Carolina
- North Carolina in the American Civil War
- Films and television shows produced in Wilmington, North Carolina
References
- ^ a b c d "QuickFacts: Pender County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Proffitt, Martie (April 17, 1983). "Local history offers tasty tidbits". Star-News. pp. 8C. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Simmonsy, Kassie (March 16, 2021). "African American grave site disturbed by subdivision development". WECT. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. August 23, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "NCWRC Game Lands". www.ncpaws.org. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
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- ^ Wood, Andy; Shew, Roger (March 30, 2023). "Island Creek Basin Ecosystems: An Imperiled Biodiversity Hotspot". newhanoversheriff.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
External links
- Geographic data related to Pender County, North Carolina at OpenStreetMap
- Official website
- NCGenWeb Pender County, genealogy resources for the county