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North Carolina Counties
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Columbus County, North Carolina
Columbus County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Whiteville
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 937 |
Court House: 111 Washington Street
County Courthouse
Whiteville, NC 28472-3323
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named in honor of the discoverer of the New World.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Columbus was formed in 1808 from Brunswick and Bladen. It was named in honor of the discoverer of the New World. It is in the southeastern section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Robeson, Bladen, Pender and Brunswick counties.
The present land area is 936.80 square miles and the 2000 population was 54,749. In 1810 Whiteville was laid out on James B. White's land and the public buildings were ordered to be erected there. Whiteville is the county seat.
Neighboring Counties:
- State of South Carolina
- Robeson
- Bladen
- Pender
- Brunswick
Cities and Towns:
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- Boardman |
town |
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- Bolton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Brunswick |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cerro Gordo |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Chadbourn |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fair Bluff |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake Waccamaw |
town |
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- Sandyfield |
town |
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- Tabor City |
town |
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- Whiteville
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Seat) |
city |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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Penn Foster High School
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