ML050660056
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| Issue date: | 03/01/2004 |
| From: | Brunswick County, NC |
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Brunswick County Planning P.O. Box 249
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Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 LETTER FROM THE PLANNING DIRECTOR Greetings! The information contained in this Brunswick County At-A-Glance Mini Data Book is intended to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about Brunswick County, N.C. Ranked seventh (7th) in land area and comprised of a collection of both rural and coastal communities with major activity. centers located throughout its 856 square miles, Brunswick County is bounded on the north by the Cape Fear River, to the east by New Hanover County, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and shares its western boundary with the State of South Carolina.
While not all subjects can be covered in this booklet, the information contained herein will provide a glance of Brunswick County as it experiences one of the most rapid growth rates in North Carolina (ranked second by the NC Office of State Planning, Census 2000). More detailed information may be obtained by accessing the sources cited herein and by contacting the Chamber of Commerce or the Brunswick County Planning Department where staff will be happy to assist you.
Sincerely, J. es e Bell, AICP Planning Director TELEPHONE (910) 253.2025 a (800) 621-0609
- FAX (910) 253-2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL FACTS........................................... 1 BRUNSWICK COUNTY CLIMATE & WEATHER DATA.............................. 2 DEMOGRAPHIC QUICK FACTS...............................................
3 MUNICIPALITIES & TOWNSHIPS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY..................... 4 FASTEST GROWING NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES................................ 5 MUNICIPAL POPULATION........................................
6 POPULATION BY TOWNSHIP...................... ;
7 BUSINESS QUICK FACTS....................................... ;
8 AGRICULTURE & AGRIBUSINESS DATA......................................
9 TOURISM REVENUE......................................
10 REVENUE FROM INDUSTRY & TOURISM CHART................................... 1I1 BRUNSWICK COUNTY PERMIT HISTORY......................................
12 BRUNSWICK COUNTY 2000 CENSUS TRACTS...................................... 13 SOUtM CAROUIk
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Brunswick County: Historical and Genealogical Facts:
> Brunswick County was founded in 1764.
> Brunswick was formed out of New Hanover and Bladen Counties.
> Brunswick County was named after the town of Brunswick, which was named in honor of King George I, who was the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg.
> Brunswick County is located in the southeastern part of North Carolina. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Fear River, State of South Carolina, and Columbus, Pender, and New Hanover counties.
> The Town of Brunswick, established in 1745, was the original county seat
> In 1779, the county seat was moved to John Bell's plantation, which was located near the Lockwood Folly Bridge.
> The town of Walkersburg was established in 1784. The town was named for John Walker, who owned the property on which the town was established. A courthouse and other buildings for public use were theh erected in Walklersburg.
> In 1808, an act caused the courthouse location to be moved from Lockwood Folly to Smithville.
> The Town of Smithville was established in 1792, and named for Benjamin Smith, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1810-1811.
> In 1887, Smithville was changed to Southport.
> Southport was the county seat for Brunswick until 1977.
> In 1977, the county seat for Brunswick was moved to Bolivia.
> Brunswick County ranks seventh (856 sq. miles) in total land area out of the total 100 counties in the State of North Carolina.
> With 19 municipalities, Brunswick County has more municipalities than any other of the 100 counties in the State of North Carolina.
Sources: North Carolina Encyclopedia www.carolinacuzins.org/brunswic.htmnl l
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Brunswick County, North Carolina' Climate & Weather Data, 2002 Climate Summary Brunswick County enjoys a mild, marine-influenced climate. During the summer, seabreeze-induced clouds normally develop in the late morning and move inland during the day. Thunderstorms are not uncommon, with an average of 9 reported storms per year causing damaging winds and/or dropping hail ranging from the diameter of pennies to golf ball size.
Records show the 11 weather hazard is hurricanes and associated wind, storm surge, and rainwater flooding.
More than $200 million in property damage has been attributed to hurricanes since 1995, which have a long-term recurrence period of about 7 years... although they come in "packs" during active decades.
Many creeks and low-lying swampy areas across the country are affected by extended periods of heavy rains, with flooding of roadways and homes the result. Hurricane rains are responsible for the worst flooding, but on average, mostly minor flooding from heavy rains occurs about 4 times annually.
During the summer, waterspouts (usually weak tornadoes over the ocean) are sighted once or twice per year.
Occasionally one comes ashore, doing minor damage. Most tornadoes in this coastal county have been recorded as FO or F1, with wind speeds less than 115 mph.
Source: National Weather Service: Site Southport 5N IN Temperature Normals (Degrees Farenheit)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY MAX 56.4 58.3 64.5 71.4 78.1 MIN 33.5 35.1 41.6 48.7 57 MEAN 45 46.7 53.1 60.1 67.6 II JUN 84.3 65.4 74.9 JUL 88-
.70.1 79.1 AUG 87.4 68.5 78 SEP 83.5 62.9 73.2 OCT 75.7 50.9 -
63.3 NOV 68.4 43.3 55.9 DEC 59.5 35.8 47.7 ANN 73 51.1 62.1 I
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JAN FEB MAR Al HDD 627 513 376 1
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Avg. last Spring Frost: March 19 Avg. first Fall Frost:
Nov. 12 Growing Season Days: 238 PR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 72 42 2
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6 24 121 298 435 401 252 HDD = Heating Degree Days CDD = Cooling Degree Days OCT NOV DEC ANN 135 300 546 2719 83 24 8
1650 Precipitation Normals (Total in Inches)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN 5.28 4.18 4.47 3.08 4.15 5.04 6.69 7.66 8.93 3.87 3.45 4.19 60.99 Greatest monthly precipitation = 18" during tropical cyclone events Mean annual snowfall = 1.7" Maximum monthly snowfall: 20.5" in March 1960 IK Ocean Beach Temperature Normals (Degrees Farenheit)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG 48 50 55 64 73 79 82 83 SEP OCT NOV DEC 80 70 61 53 ANN a,
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..go to state lIJuly 20041IJuly 20051IJuly 20061IJUMy 2007IIJUMy 20081IJuly 20091 jALAMANCE 138,754 141,139 143,630 146,120 148,708jj 151,4841 lALEXANDER 35,165 35,752 36,362 36,978 37,600l 38,248 lALLEGHANY 10,912 11,013 11,121 11,219 11,335l 11,440 lANSON ll 25,384 25,553 25,713 25,850 25,993l 26,151 lASHE ll25,320l 25,500 25,680 25,861l[
26,047 26,280 lAVERY ll18,221 18,395 18,572 18,749 18,899 19,0561 IBEAUFORT ll45,816l 46,051 46,288 46,536 46,827I 47,145 IBERTIE ll 19,748 19,675 19,611 19,521 19,435 19,339l IBLADEN ll 33,119 33,493 33,892 34,262l 34,61l 34,993 lBRUNSWICKl 83,787 85,955 88,086 90,188 92,267l 94,349 http://demog.state.nc.us/demog/cpa2004p.html 7/19/2004
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Brunswick County, North Carolina Demographic Quick Facts People QuickFacts Brunswick County North Carolina Population, 2000 Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Population, 2002 Population Projection, 2005 Population Projection, 2010 Population Projection, 2020 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 White persons, percent, 2000 (a)
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)
Persons of other races Female persons, percent, 2000 Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 Housing units, 2000 Homeownership rate, 2000 Households, 2000 Persons per household, 2000 Households with persons under 18, percent, 2000 Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate Land area, 2000 (square miles)
Persons per square mile, 2000 Metropolitan Area 73,143 43.50%
79,054 83,881 93,753 112,885 5.50%
21.20%
16.90%
82.30%
14.40%
3.30%
50.80%
2.70%
24,041 3,732 51,431 82.20%
30,438 2.38 29.20%
$30,689 14%
22.70%
855 85.5 Wilmington, NC MSA 8,049,313 21.40%
8,320,146 8,784,896 9,468,786 10,895,220 6.70%
24.40%
12.00%
72.10%
21.60%
6.20%
51%
4.70%
2,975,747 739,049 3,523,944 69.40%
3,132,013 2.49 35.30%
$35,320 12.60%
18.60%
48,711 165.2 (a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: vww.census.gov NC Office of State Planning: demog.state.nc.us.
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MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNSHIPS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY Townships ILoclvood ol lWaccama
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Brunswick County assumes no legal responsibility for nature of, contents of or accuracy of any infornmtion contained on this map.
This Map may not be accurate or up-to-date.. All nIp informlaion must be verified by recipient.
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POPULATION GROWTH FASTEST GROWING NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES 1990 - 2000 COUNTY
- 1. JOHNSTON
- 2. WAKE
- 3. HOKE
- 4. UNION
- 5. BRUNSWICK
- 6. PENDER
- 7. MECKLENBURG
- 8. HARNETT
- 9. NEW HANOVER
- 10. CURRITUCK POP. 1990 81,306 426,311 22,856 84,210 50,985 28,855 511,211 67,833 120,284 13,736 POP. 2000 121,965 627,846 33,646 123,677 73,143 41,082 695,454 91,025 160,307 18,190 AMOUNT INCREASE 40,659 201,535 10,790 39,467 22,158 12,227 184,243 23,192 40,023 4,454
% GROWTH POP. 90 - 00 50.0 47.3 47.2 46.9 43.5 42.4 36.0 34.2 33.3 32.4 Source: NC Office of State Planning This information is available from the NC Office of State Planning website:
http://demo-.state.nc.us Based on U.S. Census Data: Census 2000
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MMUNICIPAL POPULATION BRUNSWICK COUNTY [1]
% CHANGE 1990 - 2000 MUNICIPALITY BALD HEAD ISLAND BELVILLE BOILING SPRING LAKES BOLIVIA CALABASH CAROLINA SHORES CASWELL BEACH HOLDEN BEACH LELAND NAVASSA NORTHWEST OAK ISLAND [2]
OCEAN ISLE BEACH SANDY CREEK SHALLOTTE SOUTHPORT ST. JAMES [3]
SUNSET BEACH VARNAMTOWN UNINCORPORATED TOTAL 1980 102 988 252 128 110 232 439 2,413 143 680 2,824 304 27,162 35,777 i990 78 66 1,650 228 1,210 1031 175 626 1,801 445 N/A 4,550 523 243 965 2,369 N/A 311 404 34,310 50,985 2000 173 285 2,972 148 711 1,482 370 787 1,938 479 671 6,571 426 246 1,381 2,351 804 1,824 481 49,043 73,143 [4]
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332%
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N/A 44%
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[1] OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING SOURCES: 1980, 1990 & 2000 CENSUS OF POPULATION, OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING
[2] YAUPON BEACH & LONG BEACH MERGED ON 7/1/99
[3] TOWN OF ST. JAMES INCORPORATED 7/1/99
[4] RATIO OF PEAK SEASON TO PERMANENT POP. IS EST. 3:1 6
POPULATION BY TOWNSHIP BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1990 - 2000 I
TOWYNSHIP LOCKWOOD FOLLY (LF)
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SHALLOTTE (SH)
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TOWN CREEK (TC)
I WACCAMAW (WC)
TOTAL 1990 10,705 7,454 11,818 9,488 9,260 2 260 50,985 2000 16,100 9,319 18,420 12,019 14,426 2,859 73,143 INCREASE 5,395 1,865 6,602 2,531 5,166 599 22,158 PERCENTAGE 50%
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27%
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V Brunswick County, North Carolina Business Quick Facts IN V
I Business QuickFacts Brunswick County North Carolina FhoE Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 Private nonfarm employment, 1999 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 Nonemployer establishments, 1999 Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
Retail sales per capita, 1997 Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000)
Local government employment - full time equivalent, 1997 1,691 16,996 72.50%
4,908 1,013,255 441,940
$6,712 4.80%
22.20%
1,449 428,960 2,108 201,706 3,324,155 24.10%
445,159 161,900,477 72,356,763
$9,740 10.80%
24.50%
78,376 44,557,095 293,505 I
i Source: U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences INC STATE UNIVERS IY I
GRICULTURE IAgnrbusrness I
IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY N.C. AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL, INC.
3701 NATIONAL DR., SUITE 211 RALEIGH, NC 27612-4864
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I AGRICULTURE and agribusiness -food, natural fiber and forestry -
account for more than one-fifth of North Carolina's income and employees. The indus-try also contributes jobs and income in Brunswick County. The following are value-added incomes and employment derived from Brunswick County's agricul-tural and agribusiness sector for Ž000.
Farming..........
............... $26,657,480 (including crops, livestock, aquaculture, ornamentals, turf)
Manufacturing......................... 5108,320,000 (including food and tobacco products and agricultural chemicals)
Wholesaling/Retailing................... $ 66,018,200 (including food stores and restaurants)
Total....$
200,995,680 x4 The dollar-valued numbers reflect value-added income for 2000. At the farm level, value-added is sales. At the manu-facturing, wholesale, and retail levels, value-added is sales I
minus the cost of non-labor inputs. Value-added does not include the value of non-North Carolina produced inputs, and value-added avoids the multiple counting of a product used several times ini the production chain. Employment is for 2000.
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S410,263 (including cotton)
Manufacturing.....
............ $213,000 (including natural fiber textile mill and apparel products)
Wholesaling/Retailing.................. ;5$4,957,400 (including apparel and accessory stores)
Total S5,580,663 0*
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II Total County Income............... $1,665,148,000 (equals Gross County Product, a sum of all value-added production in the county)
Agriculture/Food Industries total income.$..................
S200.995,680 share of county income...........
........ 12.07%
Natural Fiber Industries total income......
............. $5,580,663 share of county income...................
0.34%
Forestry Industries total income.$..................
S41,528,371 share of county income...................
2.49%
All Agricultural and Agribusiness Industries total income.....
$248.104.714 share of county income...........
........ 14.90%
0-e3 Farming................
$ :30,380,691 (including farm and commerical forestry)
Manufacturing.$8,967,000 (including wood furniture, lumber and wood products, pulp end paper products)
Wholesaling/Retailing.2.1 80,680 (including wood products)
Total
$41,528,371 In 2000, employment in agriculture and agribusiness was 5,850, or 18% of the county's total employment.
Prepared by Dr. Michael L Walden, Wlliam Neal Reynolds Disinguished Professor and Extension Economist. College or Agrctrure and Life Sciences.
North Carolina State Uniersity Data Source: IMPLAN. Mig. Inc.
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-N TOURISM REVENUE 2002 Domestic tourism and travel spending is an important part of Brunswick County's economy. Brunswick County has been one of the leading counties in North Carolina based on revenue generated through travel and tourism. The leading counties are as follows:
K 2002 REVENUE (S millions)
% DISTRIBUTION IN STATE COUNTY
- 1. Mecklenburg
- 2. Wake
- 3. Guilford
- 4. Dare
- 5. Buncombe
- 6. Forsyth 2,538.44 1,064.30 20.86 8.75 6.84 4.70 832.24 572.53 486.26 4.00
- W 444.16 3.65
- 7. Durham 402.74
- 8. New Hanover 302.59
- 9. Moore 1
279.85 3.31 2.49 2.30 2.22 2.16 1.70 It BI
- 10. Cumberland
- 11. Brunswick*
- 12. Carteret 270.41 263.35 206.87
- Ranked 1 th in Year.2001. Tourism Revenue for Brunswick County increased by $ 10.25 million from 2001-2002.
Source: NC Department of Commerce, February 2004. ywyv.nccommnerce.com IV I
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Source: Woods & Poole Economics 2003 Tourism Revenue 1 9 9 5 -2 0 0 2 3 0 0 250 200 0
1 50 649 1 0 0 50 0
EITourism 1 995 1 997 1 999 2000 2001 2002 Year Source: NC Department of Commerce 2004 I -I-11
i BRUNSWICK COUNTY PERMIT HISTORY*-h I
p CALENDAR YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 415 545 635 732 811 819 1,004**
1,181 MOBILE HOME 1,012 1,133 1,232 1,183 1,036 729 701 625 COMMERCIAL 126 187 191 217 184 146 187 361 TOTAL 1,553 1,865 2,058 2,132 2,031 1,694 1,892 2,167 I,
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- Figures provided by Brunswick County Building Inspections Dept. and include unincorporated Brunswick County and the Towns of Belville, Bolivia, Leland, Navassa, Sandy Creek, Shallotte, St. James and Varnamtown. Figures do not include accessory structures, signs, mechanical, electrical or plumbing permits.
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- 2002 Single-Family Residential Permits include Building permits issued for condominiums.
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