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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.
Sneads Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second largest municipality in Onslow County, behind Jacksonville and is part of the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4] Once a rural fishing village, Sneads Ferry has experienced a surge in development since 2000.
Richlands is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 2,287. [4] It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Incorporated on March 29, 1880, it was the first town in Onslow County to have its own library and museum (home of the Onslow County Museum ...
Added to NRHP. April 18, 1991. Avirett–Stephens Plantation is a historic slave plantation complex and national historic district located near Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay, double-pile Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in pine board-and-batten ...
86003504 [1] Added to NRHP. May 7, 1987. Venters Farm Historic District is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina. The complex includes 23 contributing buildings. The main house was built about 1896, and is two-story frame, late Victorian farm house with a detached kitchen.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Holly Ridge is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 population was 1,268. [4]
In 1783, Swansboro was incorporated as a town, taking its name from Samuel Swann, a Speaker in the North Carolina House of Commons and a resident of Onslow County. In 1818, Otway Burns built the Prometheus, the first river steamboat constructed in North Carolina. The town, originally spelled Swannsborough, is sometimes called "The Friendly City ...
National Register of Historic Places listings in Onslow County, North Carolina. North Carolina's 6th Senate district. North Carolina's 14th House district. North Carolina's 15th House district. North Carolina's 16th House district.