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North Carolina Highway 58 leads southeast from Maysville 20 miles (32 km) to Emerald Isle on the Atlantic coast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.8 km 2), all land. It is bordered to the east by Croatan National Forest. The White Oak River runs past the southern end of town.
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,172, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Trenton. [2] Jones County is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA , comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.
The United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2009, estimated North Carolina's population at 9,380,884 [4] which represents an increase of 1,340,334, or 16.7%, since the last census in 2000. [5] This exceeds the rate of growth for the United States as a whole.
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]
Map showing the population density of North Carolina. The U.S. state of North Carolina is divided into 100 counties.North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country.
The North Carolina state House map passed by the General Assembly on Oct. 25, 2023, to use in the 2024 elections. Changes to NC congressional districts for 2024.
The New Bern micropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Inner Banks region of eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of New Bern. The designation of the area was changed from Micropolitan to Metropolitan in 2013.