New Hanover County

Region: Costal Plain
County Seat: Wilmington (1739)
Population: 160,307¹
Towns & Cities: Cape Fear, Carolina Beach, Castle Hayne, Kure Beach, Pleasure Island, Wrightsville Beach

New Hanover County was formed in 1729 from Craven county. It is in the southeastern section of the State and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Fear River, and Brunswick and Pender counties.

New Town or Newton was its first county seat. It was changed to Wilmington in 1739.²

New Hanover County was named in honor of the royal family of England, members of the House of Hanover.


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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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