Pender County

administration
Pender County Courthouse
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Burgaw
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 5 Burgaw, NC 28425-0005
Foundation :	1875
Made up from:	New Hanover County
Area code :	001 910
Demographics
Residents :	41,082 (2000)
Population density :	18.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2416 km²
Water surface :	160 km²
map

Website : www.pender-county.com

Pender County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Burgaw .

geography

The county is located in southeast North Carolina, borders the Atlantic Ocean , is about 40 miles from South Carolina in the southwest and has an area of 2,416 square kilometers, of which 160 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Duplin County , Onslow County , New Hanover County , Brunswick County , Columbus County , Bladen County, and Sampson County .

Pender County is divided into ten townships : Burgaw, Canetuck, Caswell, Columbia, Grady, Holly, Long Creek, Rocky Point, Topsail, and Union.

history

Pender County was formed on February 16, 1875 from parts of New Hanover County. It was named after William Dorsey Pender , a Confederate general during the American Civil War who was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg .

Memorial stone in the Moores Creek National Battlefield

There is a national battlefield in the county , the Moores Creek National Battlefield . A total of 14 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	12,468	-
1890	9293	-25.5%
1900	13,381	44%
1910	15,471	15.6%
1920	14,788	-4.4%
1930	15,686	6.1%
1940	17,710	12.9%
1950	18,423	4%
1960	18,508	0.5%
1970	18,149	-1.9%
1980	22,215	22.4%
1990	28,855	29.9%
2000	41,082	42.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Pender County had 41,082 people in 16,054 households and 11,719 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.74 percent white, 23.58 percent African American, 0.49 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.03 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.64 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,054 households, 29.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.9 percent of these were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers and 27.0 percent were non-families. 22.9 percent were single households and 8.5 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.90 people.

23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.8 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For all females there were 101.2 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 99.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,902 US dollars and the median income for a family was 41,633 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,424 versus $ 21,623 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,882. 13.6 percent of the population and 9.5 percent of families are below the poverty line. 18.6 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.4 percent are 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Pender County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1026129. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 458 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
^ Pender County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.51 -77.89Coordinates: 34 ° 31 ' N , 77 ° 53' W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1026129. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 458 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: North Carolina . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

[5] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011

[8] Pender County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .