Brunswick County, North Carolina

Founding: 1764
Parent counties: Bladen and New Hanover

Namesake: Brunswick, Germany
Seat: Brunswick Town (1764–1779); Lockwood's Folly (1779–1808); Southport (1808–1977); Bolivia (1977–)

Land area: 847 square miles

Population (2020): 136,693

Population (historic): 3,071 (1790); 6,516 (1830); 8,406 (1860); 10,900 (1890); 15,818 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1860; 1870–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; 15 towns; one village

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 750 (0.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $419
Average outbuilding value (1930): $174
Number of farms (1920): 1,417
Average farm size (1920): 20.2 acres
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Southport (ex-seat)

Namesake: The city's coastal siting

Founding: 1792 (platting as Smithville); 1811 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,971

Population (historic): 810 (1870); 1,207 (1890); 1,484 (1910); 1,760 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1930; 1950–1980; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 139 (7.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Hickory Hall (c. 1815). 10055 Beach Road.
2. Orton / Moore–Hill–Sprunt Plantation (1735/1840/1904). 9149 Orton Road. Greek Revival.
3. St. Philip's Anglican Church Ruins (1765–1768). 8884 St. Philip's Road. Georgian.
4. Devereaux Lippitt House (1923). 2260 River Road. Georgian Revival.

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