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Government AdministrationNorth Carolina, United States201-500 Employees
Pender County operates as a local government administration in North Carolina's Coastal Plains. It provides services including tax collection, library programs, parks management, planning and permitting, health and human services, and law enforcement, all overseen by a five-member Board of Commissioners. Burgaw serves as the county seat. The county encompasses six municipalities and relies on agriculture as a key economic component, with crops such as sweet potatoes, strawberries, tobacco, soybeans, peanuts, corn, and grapes, as well as sod farms and nurseries. Located near Wilmington, it is part of a rapidly growing metropolitan area, reflecting ongoing development in the region.