Brunswick County, North Carolina

Brunswick County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 73,143. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of  and. It was named for the colonial port of Brunswick, NC (now in ruins) which was itself named for Duchy of ; at the time held by the  kings of the.

Law and government
Brunswick County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,720 (1,050 ). 2,214 km² (855 sq mi) of it is land and 506 km² (195 sq mi) of it (18.59%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into six : Lockwoods Folly, Northwest, Shallotte, Smithville, Town Creek, and Waccamaw.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 73,143 people, 30,438 households, and 22,037 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (86/sq mi). There were 51,431 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.30%, 14.38% or , 0.68% , 0.27% , 0.04% , 1.32% from , and 1.01% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 30,438 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 29.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,888, and the median income for a family was $42,037. Males had a median income of $30,138 versus $22,066 for females. The for the county was $19,857. About 9.50% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.