Atkinson, North Carolina

• Reported violence drops in Lenoir, Jones county schools
  

  Lenoir and Jones county schools experienced a drop in the number of reported acts of crime and violence during the 2008-2009 school year, as compared to the previous year.

• Here Now - Artist takes to Ivanhoe after big-city life
  

  Artist Diane Hause is in her studio with the installation "Quest for the Echo's Source" in Ivanhoe on Friday, Feb.

• AT&T president to speak about overcoming adversity
  

  For AT&T North Carolina President Cynthia Marshall, an African-American woman who has risen to the top of her profession, individual achievement is a reason for celebration throughout the year.

• Life of service for Pender County nurse crossed seas
  

  Mary Lee Mills, 98, died Tuesday at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Her funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Lakes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Atkinson.

• Two Pender County commissioners go after other posts
  

  Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 11:04 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 11:04 a.m. Two Pender County commissioners whose seats aren't up for re-election plan to run for other elected offices this year, while two of the three commissioners whose terms will expire plan to run again.

• No WNC child will go hungry
  

  Bill Pauli, left, and Nancy Hipp, both volunteers with the MANNA Pack program, fill backpacks at Hubba Hubba BBQ with food for area students to eat over the weekend.

• Atkinson man wins Caputo Award
  

  Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 8:12 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 8:12 a.m. ATKINSON The Pender County Historical Society presented the 2009 Mary Bowen Caputo Award to Glendal Jenkins on Nov.

• Sheriff's office collecting for Christmas fund
  

  For more than 15 years, the Surry County Sheriff's Office has collected money for a Christmas fund to benefit families, and this year will be no different.

• Atkinson lauds Currituck a s grad rates
  

  North Carolina's top education official praised the Currituck County Schools Monday for having one of the top 10 graduation rates in the state.

• Education endeavor
  

  Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton's Joining Our Businesses and Schools Commission launched Monday with the aim of forging a stronger link between high school curricula and local economies.

• Atkinson celebrates 100 years as town
  

  A monument for Atkinson town founder William Hezekiah Lewis stands with the former Atkinson High School in the background.

• Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region
  

  Submitted by WWAY on 6 October 2009 - 2:10pm. The Pender County Tourism Office want you to know what Pender County has to offer.

• Bus to teach about breast cancer across Pender County
  

  Published: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:11 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:11 a.m. Pender County The Pender County Health Department's bus will be visiting various locations to provide women in the community information about self breast exams as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

• Pender County commissioners to meet in Atkinson
  

  Published: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. Pender County The Pender County Board of Commissioners will meet in Atkinson on Monday, continuing its initiative of holding some of its meetings outside Burgaw.

• Ever Green: Feast on the Southeast
  

  Southeastern North Carolina is the most ethnically diverse region in North Carolina and in rural America.

• Pender County man dies in single-car crash
  

  Published: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. Atkinson A 49-year-old man died Sunday in a single-car collision in Pender County.

• Governments Shed More Workers
  

  State and local governments stood out as safe havens for workers during the recession's early stages.

• Hales-Cavenaugh
  

  Published: Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 28, 2009 at 10:11 a.m. Mr.

• Body found believed to be of missing Atkinson man
  

  Published: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8:53 p.m. Atkinson A search for a missing man ended Friday evening when authorities found a man's body along a roadside near the Pender-Bladen county line, officials said.

City Description

Atkinson is a town in Pender County, North Carolina in the United States. At the 2000 census, the town population was 236. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Atkinson is located at 34°31′40″N 78°10′12″W / 34.52778°N 78.17°W / 34.52778; -78.17 (34.527725, -78.169913). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 236 people, 106 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 238.5 people per square mile (92.0/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 118.3/sq mi (45.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.41% White and 10.59% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population. There were 106 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average

City Contained By:

• Pender County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 2.58998811034 km squared

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