Bladen County, North Carolina
14 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 29,566
- Median household income
- $42,422
- ±6,049
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 648 of 11,903 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 10,065 of 11,824 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Bladen | 29,525 (2021) | Po Box 1048, Elizabethtown | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bladenboro | 1,651 (2021) | Po Box 455, Bladenboro | — |
| Town of Clarkton | 604 (2021) | Po Box 307, Clarkton | — |
| Town of Dublin | 265 (2021) | Po Box 36, Dublin | — |
| Town of East Arcadia | 419 (2021) | 1516 E Arcadia Rd, Riegelwood | — |
| Town of Elizabethtown | 3,132 (2021) | Po Box 716, Elizabethtown | Website |
| Town of Tar Heel | 87 (2021) | Po Box 158, Tar Heel | — |
| Town of White Lake | 848 (2021) | 1879 White Lake Dr, Elizabethtown | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak-Back-Buckle Drge Dist | Drainage | 1389 White Oak Rd, Kelly | — |
| Bryant Swamp Flood Control Corporation District | Flood control | Po Box 215, Bladenboro | — |
| Bladenboro Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 339, Bladenboro | — |
| Clarkton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 339, Bladenboro | — |
| Elizabethtown Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 339, Bladenboro | — |
| Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 122 Agriculture Service Ctr, Elizabethtown | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bladen County Schools
School district12 schools
1489 US Hwy 701 South, Elizabethtown, NC, 28337
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Emereau: Bladen
Independent charter district1 schools
995 Airport Rd, Elizabethtown, NC, 28337
Paul R Brown Leadership Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
1360 Martin L King Jr Dr, Elizabethtown, NC, 28337
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Cape Fear Farmers' Market of Bladen...
106 Martin Luther King Dr., Elizabethtown, NC, 28337
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.