Pender County, North Carolina
county in North Carolina, United States
Pender County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 60,203 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Burgaw.[2]
Pender County | |
|---|---|
 Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw | |
| Motto: "Find Your Treasure" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′45″N 77°53′17″W / 34.512556°N 77.888106°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Named for | William Dorsey Pender |
| Seat | Burgaw |
| Largest community | Hampstead |
| Area | |
| • Total | 934.17 sq mi (2,419.5 km2) |
| • Land | 871.30 sq mi (2,256.7 km2) |
| • Water | 62.87 sq mi (162.8 km2) 6.73% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 60,203 |
| • Density | 69.10/sq mi (26.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
History change
The county was made in 1875 from New Hanover County.
Law and government change
Pender County is part of the local Cape Fear Council of Governments.
Bordering counties change
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 change
These communities are in Pender County:
Towns change
Village change
Census-designated places change
Unincorporated communities change
Townships change
- Burgaw
- Canetuck
- Caswell
- Columbia
- Grady
- Holly
- Long Creek
- Rocky Point
- Topsail
- Union
References change
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Pender County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.