Pender County, North Carolina
PO Box 5
Burgaw, NC 28425
Phone: (910) 259-1200
Fax: (910) 259-1402
www.pender-county.com
On the southeastern shore of NC, north of Wilmington; organized Feb 16, 1875 from New Hanover County. Name Origin: For Gen. William Dorsey Pender (1834-63), officer in the Confederate Army killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Area (sq mi): 932.64 (land 870.67; water 61.97). Pop per sq mi: 53.30.
Pop 2005: 46,429. State rank: 53. Pop change: 2000-20005 13.00%; 1990-2000 42.40%. Pop 2000: 41,082 (White 71.70%; Black or African American 23.60%; Hispanic or Latino 3.60%; Asian 0.20%; Other 3.40%). Foreign born: 3.60%. Median age: 38.80.
Income 2000: per capita $17,882; median household $35,902; Pop below poverty level: 13.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,242-$21,489.
Unemployment 2004: 4.80%. Change from 2000: -1.30%. Median travel time to work: 29.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 61.80%.
Burgaw, NC 28425
Phone: (910) 259-1200
Fax: (910) 259-1402
www.pender-county.com
On the southeastern shore of NC, north of Wilmington; organized Feb 16, 1875 from New Hanover County. Name Origin: For Gen. William Dorsey Pender (1834-63), officer in the Confederate Army killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Area (sq mi): 932.64 (land 870.67; water 61.97). Pop per sq mi: 53.30.
Pop 2005: 46,429. State rank: 53. Pop change: 2000-20005 13.00%; 1990-2000 42.40%. Pop 2000: 41,082 (White 71.70%; Black or African American 23.60%; Hispanic or Latino 3.60%; Asian 0.20%; Other 3.40%). Foreign born: 3.60%. Median age: 38.80.
Income 2000: per capita $17,882; median household $35,902; Pop below poverty level: 13.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,242-$21,489.
Unemployment 2004: 4.80%. Change from 2000: -1.30%. Median travel time to work: 29.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 61.80%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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