GOVERNMENT
Columbus County
- Named for Christopher Columbus
- 937 square miles
- Whiteville is the county seat
- County tax rate: 76.5 cents per $100 in property
Population
- Projected 2008: 55,197
- 2000 census: 54,749
- 1990 census: 49,587
- Rank of county by population: 46
- Median age: 36.9
- Racial breakdown (2000): 63.4% White, 30.9% Black, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Indian, 0.8% Other
- Per capita personal income, 2004: $23,796
- Percentage of families under poverty line (2004): 20.3%
Municipal populations
(Based on 2004 estimate figures)
- Boardman: 197
- Bolton: 485
- Brunswick: 1,061
- Cerro Gordo: 242
- Chadbourn: 2,116
- Fair Bluff: 1,215
- Lake Waccamaw: 1,317
- Sandyfield: 343
- Tabor City: 2,572
- Whiteville: 5,102
Government
2007 county commissioners
- Chairman: Sammie Jacobs
- Vice Chairman: James Prevatte
- Lynwood Norris
- Bill Memory
- Amon McKenzie
- Ricky Bullard
- Ronald Gore
County staff
- County manager: Jim Varner, (910) 640-6600
- Clerk: June B. Hall
- Attorney: Steven W. Fowler, (910) 642-6470
- Sheriff: Chris Batten, (910) 642-6551
2007 county school board
- Chairman: Norris Ebron
- Vice-Chair: Dale Ward
- Junior Dew
- Monte Herring
- Bill Johnson
- County school superintendent: Dan Strickland, (910) 642-5168
- Board attorney, Bill Phipps, (910) 653-2015
2007 Whiteville City school board
- Chairman: Carlton Prince
- Vice-chair: Greg Merritt
- Rev. Dave Flowers
- Dr. Jim Dimacio
- Larry Hewett
- Whiteville schools superintendent: Dr. Danny McPherson, (910) 642-4116
Updated: August, 2007
Updated: August, 2007