Pender County

Population

Estimated 48,630

Top Employers

Pender County Schools: 1,400
Del Labs: 1,000
N.C. Department of Corrections: 350
Pender Memorial Hospital: 310
Pender County: 300
LL Building Products: 300
Chloride Systems: 200
Genlyte Thomas Group: 147
Four County EMC: 95
American Greetings: 60

Ten Largest Taxpayers (2006)

Four County Electric Membership: $220,936
Carolina Power & Light: $212,112
Del Labs: $150,732
BellSouth: $142,198
Sustainable Forests: $139,081
LL Building Products Inc.: $99,992
Lowe’s Home Centers: $70,869
Stull, Dwight; Swamp Rat Altra Terrain Logging: $56,843
Briggs Construction Equipment: $47,215
Lunsford, Mike; Lunsford Logging: $41,078
Source: Pender County Office of Tax Administrator

2006 Housing Permits

Total: 446
Value: $59.915 million
Source: Pender County Planning Department

N.C. Cooperative Extension Service

The branch operates Pender County Extension
Center. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Director: Wayne Batten
Address: 801 S. Walker St., Burgaw.
Web site: www.ces.ncsu.edu/pender
Phone: (910) 259-1235