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Swansboro is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States, located along the Atlantic Ocean. In 2010, the population was 2,663.

Swansboro town overview:
Name:	Swansboro town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Onslow County
Elevation:	16 ft (5 m)
Total Area:	2.38 sq mi (6.16 km²)
Land Area:	2.23 sq mi (5.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²)
Total Population:	3,744
Population Density:	1,675.17/sq mi (646.90/km²)
ZIP code:	28584
FIPS code:	3766360
GNISfeature ID:	1022865
Website:	http://swansboro-nc.org/

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History

Swansboro started as a settlement around the plantation of Theophilus Weeks. In 1783, Swansboro was incorporated as a town, taking its name from Samuel Swann, a Speaker in the North Carolina House of Commons and a resident of Onslow County. In 1818, Otway Burns built the Prometheus, the first river steamboat constructed in North Carolina.

The town, originally spelled Swannsborough, is sometimes called “The Friendly City by the Sea”. M.N. Lisk, a popular Swansboro mayor, initiated the annual Mullet Festival, one of the first coastal seafood festivals in North Carolina.

The town is featured as the setting of Nicholas Sparks’ novel The Guardian.

The Swansboro Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

In 2018, Swansboro was among the hardest hit cities by Hurricane Florence. A record 30.58 inches (77 cm) of rain fell at Swansboro, North Carolina, breaking the previous state record of 24.06 inches (61 cm).

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Geography

Swansboro is located at 34°41′36″N 77°7′38″W / 34.69333°N 77.12722°W / 34.69333; -77.12722 (34.693327, -77.127327).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (8.96%) is water.