Brunswick County, North Carolina

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Brunswick County, North Carolina
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Location in the state of North Carolina
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Statistics
Founded1764
SeatBolivia
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
2,720 km² (1,050 mi²)
 sq mi ( km)
506 km² (195 mi²), 18.59%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
73,143
33/km 
Website: www.brunsco.net
Brunswick County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 73,143. Its county seat is Bolivia6.

History

The county was formed in 1764 from parts of Bladen County and New Hanover County. It was named for the colonial port of Brunswick, NC (now in ruins) which was itself named for Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg; at the time held by the British kings of the House of Hanover.

Law and government

Brunswick County is a member of the regional Cape Fear Council of Governments.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,720 km² (1,050 mi²). 2,214 km² (855 mi²) of it is land and 506 km² (195 mi²) of it (18.59%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into six townships: Lockwoods Folly, Northwest, Shallotte, Smithville, Town Creek, and Waccamaw.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 73,143 people, 30,438 households, and 22,037 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km² (86/mi²). There were 51,431 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.30% White, 14.38% Black or African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.32% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 30,438 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 29.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,888, and the median income for a family was $42,037. Males had a median income of $30,138 versus $22,066 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,857. About 9.50% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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  •  • [ e] Municipalities and communities of
Brunswick County, North Carolina
County seat: Bolivia
Towns and Villages Bald Head Island | Belville | Boiling Spring Lakes | Bolivia | Calabash | Carolina Shores | Caswell Beach | Holden Beach | Leland | Navassa | Northwest | Oak Island | Ocean Isle Beach | Sandy Creek | Shallotte | Southport | St. James | Sunset Beach | Supply | Varnamtown | Winnabow
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Larger Cities Asheville | Charlotte | Durham | Fayetteville | Gastonia | Greensboro | Greenville | High Point | Jacksonville | Raleigh | Wilmington | Winston‑Salem
Smaller Cities Albemarle | Asheboro | Burlington | Concord | Eden | Elizabeth City | Goldsboro | Graham | Havelock | Henderson | Hendersonville | Hickory | Kannapolis | Kings Mountain | Kinston | Laurinburg | Lenoir | Lexington | Lumberton | Monroe | Morganton | New Bern | Newton | Reidsville | Roanoke Rapids | Rocky Mount | Salisbury | Sanford | Shelby | Statesville | Thomasville | Wilson
Apex | Boone | Carrboro | Cary | Chapel Hill | Cornelius | Garner | Hope Mills | Huntersville | Indian Trail | Kernersville | Matthews | Mint Hill | Mooresville | Morehead City | Smithfield | Southern Pines | Tarboro | Wake Forest
Counties Alamance | Alexander | Alleghany | Anson | Ashe | Avery | Beaufort | Bertie | Bladen | Brunswick | Buncombe | Burke | Cabarrus | Caldwell | Camden | Carteret | Caswell | Catawba | Chatham | Cherokee | Chowan | Clay | Cleveland | Columbus | Craven | Cumberland | Currituck | Dare | Davidson | Davie | Duplin | Durham | Edgecombe | Forsyth | Franklin | Gaston | Gates | Graham | Granville | Greene | Guilford | Halifax | Harnett | Haywood | Henderson | Hertford | Hoke | Hyde | Iredell | Jackson | Johnston | Jones | Lee | Lenoir | Lincoln | Macon | Madison | Martin | McDowell | Mecklenburg | Mitchell | Montgomery | Moore | Nash | New Hanover | Northampton | Onslow | Orange | Pamlico | Pasquotank | Pender | Perquimans | Person | Pitt | Polk | Randolph | Richmond | Robeson | Rockingham | Rowan | Rutherford | Sampson | Scotland | Stanly | Stokes | Surry | Swain | Transylvania | Tyrrell | Union | Vance | Wake | Warren | Washington | Watauga | Wayne | Wilkes | Wilson | Yadkin | Yancey


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Bolivia, North Carolina

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Bolivia, North Carolina

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Bladen County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 32,278. Its county seat is Elizabethtown6.

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Bladen County was formed in 1734 as Bladen Precinct of Bath County, from New Hanover Precinct.
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New Hanover County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 160,307. Its county seat is Wilmington6.

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Brunswick-Lüneburg was a historical state within the Holy Roman Empire (Germany) during the late Early Modern era. As the name implies, the main cities of this state were Brunswick and Lüneburg.
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Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw6.

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The county was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County.
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New Hanover County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 160,307. Its county seat is Wilmington6.

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