New Hanover County, NC

Headnote
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, situated in the south part of North Carolina, with Cape Fear river on the southwest, and the Atlantic on the southeast. Area, 995 square miles. Face of the country, level, and along the coast marshy. Seat of justice, Wilmington. Pop. in 1810, 11,465; in 1820, 10,866; in 1830, 10,759; in 1840, 13,312; in 1850, 17,668. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Wilmington, NC City or Town
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