Pender County | |
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Motto: "Find Your Treasure" | |
Coordinates: 34°30′45″N 77°53′17″W / 34.512556°N 77.888106°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | 1875 |
Named for | William Dorsey Pender |
Seat | Burgaw |
Largest community | Hampstead |
Area | |
• Total | 934.17 sq mi (2,419.5 km2) |
• Land | 871.30 sq mi (2,256.7 km2) |
• Water | 62.87 sq mi (162.8 km2) 6.73% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 60,203 |
• Density | 69.10/sq mi (26.68/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
Pender County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 60,203 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Burgaw.[2]