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Burgaw, North Carolina

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Burgaw, North Carolina
Town
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Official seal of Burgaw, North Carolina
Seal
Motto: 
"Good Town Year Round"
Location of Burgaw, North Carolina
Location of Burgaw, North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°33′2″N 77°55′34″W / 34.55056°N 77.92611°W / 34.55056; -77.92611Coordinates: 34°33′2″N 77°55′34″W / 34.55056°N 77.92611°W / 34.55056; -77.92611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPender
Settled1850
Incorporated1879
Government
 • MayorOlivia Dawson
Area
[1]
 • Total4.75 sq mi (12.30 km2)
 • Land4.74 sq mi (12.27 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,088
 • Density651.61/sq mi (251.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28425
Area codes910, 472
FIPS code37-08960[2]
GNIS feature ID1019409[3]
Websitetownofburgaw.com

Burgaw is a town in, and the county seat of, Pender County,[4] North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,088 at the 2020 census.

Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Town

Town

A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.

County seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica.

Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County, North Carolina

Pender County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,203. Its county seat is Burgaw. Pender County is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina. With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Cape Fear-Wilmington metropolitan statistical area, which includes New Hanover and Pender Counties in southeastern North Carolina, which had a population of 301,284 at the 2020 census.

History

The town most likely derives its name from nearby Burgaw Creek.[5]

The Bannerman House, Burgaw Depot, Burgaw Historic District, and Pender County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

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Bannerman House

Bannerman House

Bannerman House is a historic plantation house located near Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a large two-story, five bay, "L"-shaped, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a hipped roof pierced by three interior chimneys. The main facades each feature a one-bay pedimented portico, supported by colossal, flat-paneled pillars.

Burgaw Depot

Burgaw Depot

Burgaw Depot is a historic train station located at Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850 by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, with a later 1898 "T"-shaped addition of passenger waiting rooms and offices and a 1916-1917 addition of freight and warehouse space. It is a long one-story rectangular frame building sheathed in a combination of lap and board and batten siding, and resting on cement, brick and wooden foundations. It is one of only two known surviving antebellum depots in North Carolina; the other is located at Selma, North Carolina.

Burgaw Historic District

Burgaw Historic District

Burgaw Historic District is a national historic district located at Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 130 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Burgaw. The district developed from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, and includes notable examples of Gothic Revival and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Burgaw Depot and Pender County Courthouse. Other notable contributing buildings include the M. M. Moore House, Murphy-Sasser House, Dr. H. B. Thomas House, Burton-Noel House (1917), Burgaw Presbyterian Church, Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Burgaw Methodist Church (1928), the Burgaw Baptist Church (1948), Bank of Pender (1907), Pender County Jail (1924), and R.H. Holland Motor Company Building (1924).

Pender County Courthouse

Pender County Courthouse

Pender County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a three-story, "H"-shaped, brick-veneered Georgian Revival style building. The building consists of a hipped roofed main block flanked by projecting gable-roofed wings.

National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

Geography

Burgaw is located at 34°33′2″N 77°55′34″W / 34.55056°N 77.92611°W / 34.55056; -77.92611 (34.550506, -77.926075).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2) is land and 0.29% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880184—
189036698.9%
19003875.7%
1910956147.0%
19201,0408.8%
19301,20916.3%
19401,47622.1%
19501,6139.3%
19601,7508.5%
19701,744−0.3%
19801,738−0.3%
19901,8074.0%
20003,33784.7%
20103,87216.0%
20203,088−20.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2020 census

Burgaw racial composition[9]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,796 58.16%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 891 28.85%
Native American 11 0.36%
Asian 16 0.52%
Other/Mixed 148 4.79%
Hispanic or Latino 226 7.32%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,088 people, 1,249 households, and 682 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,337 people, 954 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The population density was 971.6 people per square mile (375.6/km2). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 306.0 per square mile (118.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 51.21% White, 44.89% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.10% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.50% of the population.

There were 954 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 128.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,819, and the median income for a family was $36,813. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $21,792 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,831. About 13.0% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

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1880 United States census

1880 United States census

The United States census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States census. It was the first time that women were permitted to be enumerators. The Superintendent of the Census was Francis Amasa Walker. This was the first census in which a city—New York City—recorded a population of over one million.

1890 United States census

1890 United States census

The United States census of 1890 was taken beginning June 2, 1890, but most of the 1890 census materials were destroyed in 1921 when a building caught fire and in the subsequent disposal of the remaining damaged records. It determined the resident population of the United States to be 62,979,766—an increase of 25.5 percent over the 50,189,209 persons enumerated during the 1880 census. The data reported that the distribution of the population had resulted in the disappearance of the American frontier.

1900 United States census

1900 United States census

The United States census of 1900, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census.

1910 United States census

1910 United States census

The United States census of 1910, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 census. The 1910 census switched from a portrait page orientation to a landscape orientation.

1920 United States census

1920 United States census

The United States census of 1920, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated during the 1910 census.

1930 United States census

1930 United States census

The United States census of 1930, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 census.

1940 United States census

1940 United States census

The United States census of 1940, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940.

1950 United States census

1950 United States census

The United States census of 1950, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census.

1960 United States census

1960 United States census

The United States census of 1960, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.

1970 United States census

1970 United States census

The United States census of 1970, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 census.

1980 United States census

1980 United States census

The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was the first census in which a state—California—recorded a population of 20 million people, as well as the first in which all states recorded populations of over 400,000.

1990 United States census

1990 United States census

The United States census of 1990, conducted by the Census Bureau, was the first census to be directed by a woman, Barbara Everitt Bryant. It determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census.

Source: "Burgaw, North Carolina", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgaw,_North_Carolina.

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  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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