Waccamaw Siouan Indians are one of eight state-recognized Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 tribal nations in North Carolina

North Carolina

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. Formerly Siouan-speaking, they are located predominantly in the southeastern North Carolina

North Carolina

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 counties of Bladen

Bladen County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 32,278 people, 12,897 households, and 8,937 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 15,316 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

 and Columbus

Columbus County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 54,749 people, 21,308 households, and 15,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 58/sq mi . As of 2004, there were 24,668 housing units at an average density of 26/sq mi...

. They adopted this name in 1948. Their communities are St. James, Buckhead, and Council, with the Waccamaw Siouan tribal homeland situated on the edge of Green Swamp

Green Swamp (North Carolina)

The Green Swamp is a swamp that lies in Brunswick and Columbus counties in North Carolina. An unusual carnivorous plant known as the Venus Flytrap is found within this swamp. North Carolina laws prohibit the removal of these plants from their habitat....

 about 37 miles from Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

, seven miles from Lake Waccamaw

Lake Waccamaw

Lake Waccamaw is a unique fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina. The lake is oval in shape and measures roughly 5.2 by with an average depth of . It covers 36,170,802 square meters, an average width of 2.32 meters and a shoreline of about 22,852 meters...

, and four miles north of Bolton, North Carolina

Bolton, North Carolina

Bolton is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bolton is located at ....

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According to the 2000 Census, the total Waccamaw Siouan Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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 population in Columbus and Bladen counties was 2,343 (1,697 and 646, respectively).