Brunswick County, North Carolina

Brunswick County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 73,143 people lived there. Its county seat is Bolivia.

Brunswick County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1764
Seat	Bolivia
Largest town	Leland
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,050 sq mi (2,719 km²) 847 sq mi (2,194 km²) 203 sq mi (526 km²), 19%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	107,431 127/sq mi (49/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.brunsco.net
Named for: Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg

History

The county was made in 1764 from parts of Bladen County and New Hanover County.

Government

Brunswick County is part of the local Cape Fear Council of Governments.

Connected counties

These counties are connected to Brunswick County:

• Pender County, North Carolina - north-northeast
• New Hanover County, North Carolina - east
• Horry County, South Carolina - southwest
• Columbus County, North Carolina - northwest

Cities and towns

These cities and towns are in Brunswick County:

• Bald Head Island
• Belville
• Boiling Spring Lakes
• Bolivia
• Calabash
• Carolina Shores
• Caswell Beach
• Holden Beach
• Leland
• Navassa
• Northwest
• Oak Island
• Ocean Isle Beach
• Sandy Creek
• Shallotte
• Southport
• St. James
• Sunset Beach
• Varnamtown
• Winnabow

Brunswick County, North Carolina Media

• 

  Map of Brunswick County with municipal and township labels

Other websites

• Brunswick County government official website Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine