Pender County
Also known as Pender County, North Carolina, Pender County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- William Dorsey Pender
- Seat
- Burgaw
- Largest community
- Hampstead
- Total
- 934.17 sq mi (2,419.5 km )
- Land
- 871.30 sq mi (2,256.7 km )
- Water
- 62.87 sq mi (162.8 km ) 6.73%
- Estimate 2025
- 72,111
- Density
- 69.1/sq mi (26.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan statistical area.
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