Pender County
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- Population
- 65,550
- Area
- 871.3 sq mi (2,256.65 km²), 62.87 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.6
- Households
- 25,291
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $80,396
- Median house value
- $299,000
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Pender County
Local News
Coastal Review
Published September 16DEQ launches online guide for Topsail Nature Preserve
The Topsail Nature Preserve, also known as "The Point," was the focus of a conservation effort that culminated with North Carolina Costal Land Trust purchasing the property that was then transitioned to the Division of Coastal Management.
Coastal Review
Published August 19Amid moratorium hits, misses, shellfish growers seek leases
Latest in our series: As tensions grow among various users of public trust waters over site selection for North Carolina's growing shellfish mariculture industry, new lease applications filed with the state would cover a combined 55 acres of bottom and water columns in six…
Coastal Review
Published August 18Surf City celebrates federal beach project with event, music
A ceremony Monday on the beach by the Surf City Ocean Pier marked the start of a federal coastal storm risk management project that the town has sought for more than two decades, and it has inspired a ... "song."
Coastal Review
Published August 13‘Astonishing’: Topsail Island stormwater projects yield results
Officials in the three Topsail Island towns see improvement in the chronic street flooding that had long been a problem after an agreement to take on an island-wide resiliency project.
Coastal Review
Published August 12Grower survey to assist balanced approach to mariculture
North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are inviting oyster growers in Pender and Onslow counties to share their experiences and perspectives on the use of public trust waters.