Place:Onslow, North Carolina, United States

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NameOnslow
Alt namesOnslowsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.75°N 77.433°W
Located inNorth Carolina, United States     (1734 - )
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Half Moon
Piney Green
Pumpkin Center
Sneads Ferry
Inhabited place
Acorn Forest
Aldersgate
Angola
Aragona Village
Bayshore
Bear Creek
Belgrade
Bell Fork Homes
Bell Fork
Berkeley Manor
Birchwood Park
Branchwood
Brocks
Brook Valley
Brynn Marr
Cardinal Village
Carolina Country
Catherine Lake
Cedar Creek
Chadwick Acres
College Park
Colonial Hills
Country Club Acres
Country Club Hills
Cyrus
Deerfield
Deppe
Dixon
Duck Creek
Edgewood Park
Ervintown
Folkstone
Forest Grove
Foxhorn Village
Francktown
Fulcher Landing
Georgetown
Great Neck Landing
Greenbriar
Greencrest
Gregory Forks
Greystone
Gum Branch
Gurganus
Half Moon Heights
Haw Branch
Haws Run
Holly Ridge
Houston Heights
Hubert
Huffmantown
Humphrey
Indian Springs
Jacksonville
Jarmantown
Kellum
Knox
Lakewood
Lauradale
Long Acres
Marines
Mill Pond Meadows
Mill Pond Village
Momford Landing
Montclair
Montford Point
Morris Landing
Morton Fork
Morton Manor
New River
North Topsail Beach
Northwoods Park
Oak Grove
Oakwood
Ocean City Beach
Onslow Gardens
Padgett
Pala Alto
Paradise Park
Peru
Petersburg
Pine Forest Acres
Pine Hill
Pinewood Downs
Raintree
Richlands
Saltwood
Shamrock Village
Sherwood Forest
Silverdale
Southwest
Springdale Acres
Starling
Stillwood
Sunset Acres
Swansboro
Tar Landing
Tarawa Terrace I
Tarawa Terrace II
Thomas Landing
Verona
Walnut Creek
Watkins Village
West Onslow Beach
Westgate
Willis Landing
Willow Woods
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Onslow County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 204,576. Its county seat is Jacksonville. The county was created in 1734 as Onslow Precinct and gained county status in 1739. Onslow County comprises the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern border is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

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History

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European, mainly English, settlers arrived here in 1713 in what was originally part of the colonial precincts of Carteret and New Hanover. Onslow County was formed in 1734 and was named for Arthur Onslow, the longest serving speaker of the House of Commons. After a lethal 1752 hurricane, the county courthouse was relocated from Town Point to Wantland's Ferry; this settlement was eventually incorporated in 1842 and named Jacksonville after President Andrew Jackson. Through much of the first half of the 20th century, the county was largely rural, with an economy based on agrarian and maritime communities.

During World War II, Onslow County was dramatically changed in the early 1940s with the establishment of the United States Army Camp Davis near Holly Ridge (now defunct), and the creation of Camp Lejeune in 1941. This increased county population and generated related growth in housing and businesses.

Onslow County's flat, rolling terrain covers and is located in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina, about east of Raleigh and north of Wilmington. The city of Jacksonville is the county seat, and the areas surrounding the city constitute the major population centers and growth areas in the county. The county is home to more than 150,000 people and includes the incorporated towns of Holly Ridge, Richlands, Swansboro, North Topsail Beach, part of Surf City and unincorporated Sneads Ferry. The U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, comprises roughly ; more than 43,000 marines and sailors are stationed there.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1712 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1732 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1734 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1735 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1745 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1914 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 5,387
1800 5,623
1810 6,669
1820 7,016
1830 7,814
1840 7,527
1850 8,283
1860 8,856
1870 7,569
1880 9,829
1890 10,303
1900 11,940
1910 14,125
1920 14,703
1930 15,289
1940 17,939
1950 42,047
1960 82,706
1970 103,126
1980 112,784
1990 149,838
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External links

www.co.onslow.nc.us

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