Columbus County, North Carolina
15 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 50,140
- Median household income
- $49,442
- ±4,924
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 908 of 20,699 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.1%
- 16,654 of 20,048 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 Columbus | 50,092 (2021) | 111 Washington St, Whiteville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whiteville | 4,688 (2021) | Po Box 607, Whiteville | — |
| Town of Boardman | 161 (2021) | Po Box 87, Evergreen | — |
| Town of Bolton | 518 (2021) | Po Box 327, Bolton | Website |
| Town of Brunswick | 933 (2021) | Po Box 68, Brunswick | — |
| Town of Cerro Gordo | 131 (2021) | Po Box 26, Cerro Gordo | — |
| Town of Chadbourn | 1,550 (2021) | 602 N Brown St, Chadbourn | Website |
| Town of Fair Bluff | 714 (2021) | Po Box 157, Fair Bluff | — |
| Town of Lake Waccamaw | 1,274 (2021) | Po Box 145, Lake Waccamaw | Website |
| Town of Sandyfield | 428 (2021) | Po Box 907, Riegelwood | — |
| Town of Tabor City | 3,674 (2021) | Po Box 655, Tabor City | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 332, Chadbourn | — |
| Whiteville Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 504 W Burkhead St, Whiteville | — |
| Columbus Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 45 Gov Complex Rd, Whiteville | Website |
| Riegelwood Sanitary District | Water supply utility | Po Box 217, Riegelwood | — |
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
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville
Independent charter district1 schools
35 Bacon's Way, Whiteville, NC, 28472
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Columbus County Schools
School district12 schools
2586 James B. White Hwy North, Whiteville, NC, 28472
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Thomas Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
206-B Rube MCCRAY Circle, Lake Waccamaw, NC, 28450
Whiteville City Schools
School district5 schools
107 W Walter Street, Whiteville, NC, 28472
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cape Fear Farmers' Market of Bladen... (Elizabethtown)
Oak Island Farmers' and Artisans' Market (Oak Island) · Shallotte Farmers Market/Market on Mulberry (Shallotte) · Shallotte Farmers' Market (Shallotte) · and 1 more
Conway Farmers Market (Conway) · Little River Farmers Market (Little River) · Market Common Farmers Market (Myrtle Beach) · and 2 more
Black River Farmers' Market (Atkinson) · Hampstead Farmers Market (Hampstead) · Hampstead Farmers Market (Hampstead)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.