Onslow County, North Carolina
European, mainly English, settlers arrived here in 1713 in what was originally part of the colonial precincts of Carteret and New Hanover.After a lethal 1752 hurricane, the county courthouse was relocated from Town Point to Wantland's Ferry; this settlement was eventually incorporated in 1842 and named Jacksonville after President Andrew Jackson.Through much of the first half of the 20th century, the county was largely rural, with an economy based on agrarian and maritime communities.During World War II, Onslow County was dramatically changed in the early 1940s with the establishment of the United States Army Camp Davis near Holly Ridge (now defunct), and the creation of Camp Lejeune in 1941.This increased county population and generated related growth in housing and businesses.The county is home to more than 200,000 people and includes the incorporated towns of Holly Ridge, Richlands, Swansboro, North Topsail Beach, part of Surf City and unincorporated Sneads Ferry.Except for the 1928 election, when anti-Catholic sentiment allowed Herbert Hoover to carry the county over Al Smith, it was solidly Democratic until 1968, during the FDR years by margins of as much as 13 to one in 1936.[25] Onslow County Schools serves the county, except for Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, which are served by Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools.
CountyNorth CarolinaNamed forArthur OnslowJacksonvilleTime zoneUTC−5EasternUTC−4U.S. state2020 censusMetropolitan Statistical AreaAtlantic OceanEuropeanEnglishCarteretNew Hanoverspeaker of the House of CommonsAndrew JacksonUnited States ArmyCamp DavisCamp LejeuneRaleighWilmingtoncounty seatHolly RidgeRichlandsSwansboroNorth Topsail BeachSurf CitySneads FerryU.S. Census BureauJones CountyCarteret CountyPender CountyDuplin Countybald eaglescownose raysHammocks Beach State ParkNorth Carolina National Estuarine Research ReserveOnslow BeachIntracoastal WaterwayNew RiverOnslow BayWhite Oak RiverUS 17US 17 Bus.US 258NC 24NC 24 Bus.NC 50NC 53NC 111NC 172NC 210Albert J. Ellis AirportMarine Corps Air Station New RiverMarine Corps Base Camp LejeuneBlack or African AmericanNative AmericanPacific IslanderOther/MixedHispanicLatino2000 censuspopulation densityracial makeupper capita incomepoverty lineSolid SouthHerbert HooverAl SmithGeorge WallaceRichard NixonGeorge McGovernJimmy CarterKamala HarrisRepublicanDemocraticThird party(ies)Eastern Carolina Council of Governmentsboard of commissionersat-largecounty managerNorth Carolina Senate6th Senate districtMichael LazzaraNorth Carolina House of Representatives16th House districtGeorge ClevelandPhil ShepardCarson SmithOnslow County SchoolsDepartment of Defense Education ActivityHubertVeronaHalf MoonPiney GreenPumpkin CenterList of counties in North CarolinaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Onslow County, North CarolinaCamp Lejeune water contaminationUnited States Census Bureauhathitrust.orgarchive.orgOpenStreetMapUnincorporatedcommunitiesMontclairPetersburgThe Crystal CoastCape LookoutHarkers IslandCore BanksShackleford BanksBogue BanksBear IslandBeaufortMorehead CityAtlantic BeachPine Knoll ShoresSalter PathIndian BeachEmerald IsleCape CarteretCedar PointAtlantic Intracoastal Waterway