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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 41,082. Its county seat is Burgaw6.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The county was formed in [[Wikipedia:1875from 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 and the 1990 population was 28,855. 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.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1875 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | 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
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| 1880 | 12,468
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| 1890 | 12,514
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| 1900 | 13,381
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| 1910 | 15,471
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| 1920 | 14,788
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| 1930 | 15,686
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| 1940 | 17,710
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| 1950 | 18,423
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| 1960 | 18,508
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| 1970 | 18,149
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| 1980 | 22,215
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| 1990 | 28,855
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Research Tips
External links
www.pender-county.com
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