GOVERNMENT
Bladen County
- Named for Martin Bladen (1680-1746), an English soldier and politician who was commissioner of trade and plantations from 1717-1746
- Size: 875.6 square miles
- County seat: Elizabethtown
- County tax rate: 86 cents per $100 in property
Population
- Projected 2008: 32,452
- 2000 census: 32,278
- 1990 census: 28,663
- Rank of county by population: 68
- Median age: 37.9
- Racial breakdown (2000): 57.2% white; 37.9% Black; 3.7% Hispanic or Latino; 2% Indian; 0.7% Other
- Per capita personal income, 2004: $23,796
- Percentage of families under poverty line (2003): 19.3%
Municipal populations
(Based on 2005 estimate figures)
- Bladenboro: 1,609
- Clarkton: 783
- Dublin: 252
- East Arcadia: 532
- Elizabethtown: 3,718
- Tar Heel: 65
- White Lake: 587
Government
2007 county commissioners
- Chairman: Margaret Lewis-Moore
- Vice-chair: Billy Ray Pait
- Greg Taylor
- Delilah Blanks
- James G. Smith
- Charles Ray Peterson
- Larry Smith
- W.D. Neill, Jr.
- Lewis Tatum
County staff
- County manager: Gregory J. Martin, (910) 862-6700
- Clerk: Kathy P. Britt
- Attorney: Leslie Johnson
- Sheriff: Steve Bunn, (910) 862-6960
2007 county school board
- Chairman: Vinston Rozier
- Vice-chair: John Clark III
- Kip Lancaster
- Berry Lewis
- Bonnell Walker
- Roger Carroll
- Ophelia Munn-Goins
- Bruce Dickerson
- Michael Cogdell
- County school superintendent: Dr. Ken Dinkins: (910) 862-4136
- Board Attorney: Gary Grady: 910-862-3191
Updated: August, 2007