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About Pender County
Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan statistical area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Pender County at a glance
- County seat
- Burgaw
- Population
- 60,203 (2020)
- Land area
- 933 sq mi
- Founded
- 1875
Communities
Largest communities in Pender County
- Surf City3,867
- Burgaw county seat3,088
- Topsail Beach461
- St. Helena417
- Atkinson296
History of Pender County
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. Pender County is located in the southeastern portion of the state and shares borders with Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, and Sampson Counties. The county's eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean. The present land area is 870.76 square miles (2,255.3 km2) and the 2020 population was 60,203, doubling since 1990. The estimated county population in 2023 had increased to 68,521. 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.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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