Pender County, North Carolina
Pender County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, 52,217 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Burgaw.[2]
Pender County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′N 77°53′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Named for | William Dorsey Pender |
| Seat | Burgaw |
| Largest town | Burgaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 933 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
| • Land | 870 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
| • Water | 63 sq mi (160 km2) 6.8%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018) | 62,162 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
History
The county was made in 1875 from New Hanover County.
Law and government
Pender County is part of the local Cape Fear Council of Governments.
Bordering counties
These counties are bordered to Pender County:
- Duplin County — north
- Onslow County — northeast
- New Hanover County — south
- Brunswick County — south
- Columbus County — southwest
- Bladen County — west
- Sampson County — northwest
Communities
These communities are in Pender County:
Village
- St. Helena
Census-designated places
- Hampstead
- Rocky Point
Unincorporated communities
- Charity
- Currie
- Montague
- Register
- Sloop Point
- Willard
- Yamacraw
Townships
- Burgaw
- Canetuck
- Caswell
- Columbia
- Grady
- Holly
- Long Creek
- Rocky Point
- Topsail
- Union
References
- "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
Other websites
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