Pender County, North Carolina
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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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
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
Race (United States Census)
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, 23.58% Black
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or African American
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, 0.49% Native American
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, 0.18% Asian
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
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, 2.03% from other races
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, and 0.94% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
In 2005 74.0% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 20.7% of the population was African-American. 4.6% of the population was Latino.
By 2006 Pender County had a population of 48,630, which represented an 18.4% increase in the population since 2000.
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
Marriage
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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
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, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- AtkinsonAtkinson, North CarolinaAtkinson is a town in Pender County, North Carolina in the United States. At the 2000 census, the town population was 236. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Atkinson is located at ....
- BurgawBurgaw, North CarolinaBurgaw is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,337 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pender County.Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- St. HelenaSt. Helena, North CarolinaSt. Helena is a village in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 512 at the 2008 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St...
- Surf CitySurf City, North CarolinaSurf City is a town in Pender and Onslow counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 2,057 at the 2008 census. It is located on Topsail Island....
- Topsail BeachTopsail Beach, North CarolinaTopsail Beach is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 581 at the 2008 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Topsail Beach is located at ....
- WathaWatha, North CarolinaWatha is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 151 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Watha is located at ....
- Willard
Unincorporated communities
- Charity
- CurrieCurrie, North CarolinaCurrie is an unincorporated settlement in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is located south of Yamacraw, the birthplace of the fictional character Philip Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air....
- HampsteadHampstead, North CarolinaHampstead is an unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is located between Wilmington and Jacksonville on U.S. Route 17...
- MontagueMontague, North CarolinaMontague is an unincorporated settlement in Pender County, North Carolina, United States, east of Currie, and southeast of Yamacraw....
- Register
- Rocky PointRocky Point, North CarolinaRocky Point is an unincorporated community in southern Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rocky Point is situated on North Carolina Highway 210 and North Carolina Highway 133 and U.S. Route 117, at an elevation of 39 feet ....
- Sloop PointSloop Point, North CarolinaSloop Point is an unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It was an incorporated village, incorporated on July 1, 1996 and subsequently disincorporated on July 22, 1998, making it one of the shortest lived municipalities in the state's history, lasting just over...
- YamacrawYamacraw, North CarolinaYamacraw is an unincorporated settlement in Pender County, North Carolina, United States.-In popular culture:Yamacraw is the birthplace of the character Philip Banks on the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air....
Notable people
- Christopher Howard WolfChristopher Howard WolfChristopher Howard Wolf is an independent game developer and writer. He is the founder of independent game company WRONG Games, for which he works as a game designer. He is known for work on the games DragonSpires, I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator, Hell Rising, and Scroll Wars...
- A game designer and comic bookComic bookA comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
author. - John Baptista AsheJohn Baptista Ashe (delegate)John Baptista Ashe was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. He was born in Rocky Point township of Pender County, North Carolina in 1748, the son of Samuel Ashe. During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the North Carolina Line of the Continental Army, rising...
, born in Rocky Point township, delegate to the Continental CongressContinental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.... - John Baptista AsheJohn Baptista Ashe (representative)John Baptista Ashe , born in Beaufort, North Carolina, was an American lawyer and the nephew of the Revolutionary War John Baptista Ashe. He served as a U.S. Congressman for Tennessee for one term ....
, born in Rocky Point township, nephew of the above, United States Congressman from North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... - William Shepperd AsheWilliam Shepperd AsheWilliam Shepperd Ashe was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855.-Biography:...
, born in Rocky Point township, United States Congressman from North Carolina