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Onslow County, formed in 1734 from a portion of New Hanover County, was named for the Honorable Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the British House of Commons for 33 years. Onslow County is located in southeastern North Carolina and is bordered by Pender County to the south, Duplin County to the west, Carteret and Jones to the northeast and north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The County is approximately 120 miles east of Raleigh, and 50 miles north of Wilmington, NC.
Onslow County has a flat, gently rolling terrain which slopes from an altitude of 63 feet at the town of Richlands to sea level and covers a total of 756 square miles encompassing nearly 500,000 acres. Of this total, 151,000 acres make up U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The city of Jacksonville is home to the County government, and the areas surrounding Jacksonville comprise the major population centers and growth area in the County. The County is home to nearly 150,000 people and in addition to Sneads Ferry, includes the towns of Holly Ridge, Jacksonville, North Topsail Beach, Richlands, Swansboro, and parts of Surf City. Onslow County is also home of Camp Lejeune, the US Marine Corps largest amphibious training facility
Onslow County also offers a natural playground for the ultimate in outdoor coastal recreation and sports with over 30 miles of beautiful beaches sprinkled with shells, waters teeming with an abundance of marine life, forests filled with sporting wildlife, and farmland rich with harvests. The New River, despite its name, is known to be one of the oldest rivers in America. It is the only large river in the continental United States with headwaters and mouth in the same County, Onslow. It is also one of the few rivers of any size in the U.S. that flows almost due south.
The tax rate in Onslow County is .69 cents per $100 valuation of property. The 2000-2001 county budget is about $99 million. The structure of local government in Onslow County is that of a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at large for four-year terms. The next election will be held in November 2004. Meetings are 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Room of the E. W. Summersill Building in Jacksonville on the first and third Monday of each month. The Board establishes policies and programs carried out by the County Manager.
County departments exist to handle everything from air travel to mosquito control.
For more information on Onslow County, visit the county's Web site at: http://co.onslow.nc.us/
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Last Revised: October 20, 2006 12:36 PM.
