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According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
North Carolina's 1868 constitution adopted a "Township and County Commissioner Plan" for structuring local government, largely inspired by provisions in Pennsylvania's constitution. Townships were created under the county unit of government, with every county divided into them, and each given their own township board.
Onslow County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 204,576. [1] Its county seat is Jacksonville. [2] The county was created in 1734 as Onslow Precinct and gained county status in 1739. [3] Onslow County comprises the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Newport, North Carolina: Active: Camp Steere: Camp Tom Upchurch: Camp Uwharrie: Uwharrie Council: Closed: Camp Uwharrie, Greensboro, NC was one of the oldest Boy Scout camps in the United States. It was founded in 1922! Camp Tuscarora: Camp Wenasa: General Greene Council: Brown Summit, NC: Closed: Cherokee Council Explorer Base: Cherokee Scout ...
North Carolina 34°54′03″N 076°52′51″W / 34.90083°N 76.88083°W / 34.90083; -76.88083 ( Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Hubert is an unincorporated community located in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located west of Swansboro. Hubert is part of the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2024, the population estimate was 20,280. [2]