Map of Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pender County overview:
Name:Pender County
FIPS code:37-141
State:North Carolina
Founded:1875
Named for:William Dorsey Pender
Seat:Burgaw
Total Area:933 sq mi (2,420 km²)
Land Area:870 sq mi (2,300 km²)
Total Population:62,815
Population Density:72.2/sq mi (27.9/km²)
Time zone:UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:www.pendercountync.gov

Pender County location map. Where is Pender County?

Pender County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pender County.
Location of Pender County in the the United States.
Pender County location on the North Carolina map. Where is Pender County.
Location of Pender County in North Carolina.

History

The county was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County. It was named for William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County, a Confederate general mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is in the southeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin, and Onslow counties. The present land area is 870.76 square miles (2,255.3 km) and the 2010 population was 52,196, which has nearly doubled since 1990. The estimated county population in 2019 had increased to 63,060. The county commissioners were ordered to hold their first meeting at Rocky Point. The act provided for the establishment of the town of Cowan as the county seat. In 1877, an act was passed repealing that section of the law relative to the town, and another law was enacted, whereby the qualified voters were to vote on the question of moving the county seat to South Washington or any other place which the majority of the voters designated. Whatever place was selected, the town should be called Stanford. In 1879, Stanford was changed to Burgaw, which was by that law incorporated. It is the county seat. A slave cemetery that was used by the community of Cardinal Acres up until circa 1950 was disturbed by a developer grading a site in 2021.

Pender County Road Map

Pender CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Pender County, North Carolina. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
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Pender Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 933 square miles (2,420 km), of which 870 square miles (2,300 km) is land and 63 square miles (160 km) (6.8%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by land area.

National protected area

  • Moores Creek National Battlefield

State and local protected areas

  • Angola Bay Game Land (part)
  • Bellhammon Tract (part)
  • Canetuck Tract
  • Holly Shelter Game Land (part)
  • Lea-Hutaff Island State Natural Area
  • Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area (part)

Major water bodies

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Black River, home of the oldest documented Taxodium distichum (bald cypress) at 2,648 years old, located in Bladen County
  • Cape Fear River
  • Doctor’s Creek
  • Intracoastal Waterway
  • Northeast Cape Fear River
  • Onslow Bay

Adjacent counties

Major highways

  • I-40
  • US 17
  • US 17 Byp. (To be the Military Cutoff Extension and the Hampstead Bypass starting in New Hanover County)
  • US 117
  • US 421
  • NC 11
  • NC 50
  • NC 53
  • NC 133
  • NC 210

Pender County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Pender County, North Carolina
Pender County Topo map.

Pender County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Pender County, North Carolina
Pender County satellite map.

Pender County Outline Map

Outline Map of Pender County, North Carolina
Pender County outline map.

See also

Map of North Carolina State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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