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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 ...
U.S. Route 258 / North Carolina Highway 24, 0.25 miles north of NC 1227. 34°51′01″N 77°32′02″W / 34.850278°N 77.533889°W / 34.850278; -77.533889 (Avirett-Stephens Plantation) Richlands. 3. Bank of Onslow and Jacksonville Masonic Temple. Bank of Onslow and Jacksonville Masonic Temple. More images. November 13, 1989.
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.
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 ...
July 28, 2022 at 5:00 AM. Onslow County school board held an amotion hearing on Monday for board member Eric Whitfield to be removed from office. An Onslow County school board member facing ...
Swansboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Swansboro, Onslow County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 74 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Swansboro. The district largely developed between 1890 and 1925 and includes notable ...