Bridgeton, North Carolina

• Feeling a tug to stay
  

  Randy Schrock originally bought the tugboat "Kandy Bar" as part of a plan to finally leave New Bern and travel to Montana by river, canal, waterway and gulf.

• Music a magnet for crowd at annual Market Jam
  

  Listen to the music. The seventh annual Market Jam on Saturday night at the New Bern Farmers Market brought in a crowd for that very simple pleasure.

• Bicyclists Injured In Craven County
  

  Craven County Officials say two people were injured in a bicycling accident and transported to the hospital, and a third person may have also been involved.

• K-9 Search For Home Invasion Suspects
  

  Craven County lawmen are investigating a home invasion in Bridgeton late Wednesday night.

• Man felt tug to stay in New Bern, give water tours
  

  Randy Schrock originally bought the tugboat "Kandy Bar" as part of a plan to finally leave New Bern and travel to Montana by river, canal, waterway and gulf.

• Highway 17 Widening In Craven County
  

  It's not something you wish for when you buy a home, but dozens of residents living along Highway 17 in Craven County will soon be a lot closer to oncoming traffic.

• First day of school coming a " for 46 new Craven teachers
  

  Craven County Schools has 46 new faces ready to assume their positions at the head of classrooms next week.

• Two more schools to host YMCA after-school programs
  

  The Twin Rivers YMCA has expanded its after-school child care program, adding two Craven County elementary school sites to its list of offerings.

• James City hotel nearing completion
  

  New Bern's newest hotel is scheduled to open in James City in November, several months after the planned opening date, the hotel's owner said Monday.

• Seven hurt, two seriously, in multi-vehicle crash near Bridgeton
  

  Two people were airlifted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital on Monday and five others were taken to CarolinaEast Medical Center after they were involved in a head-on collision that closed down a stretch of U.S. 17 north of Bridgeton for several hours.

City Description

Bridgeton is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 328 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 316 in 2006. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeton is located at 35°7′21″N 77°1′17″W / 35.1225°N 77.02139°W / 35.1225; -77.02139 (35.122563, -77.021324). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 328 people, 156 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 920.7 people per square mile (351.8/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 592.3/sq mi (226.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.73% White, 1.52% African American, 0.30% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. There were 156 households out of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had

City Contained By:

• Craven County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.03599524413 km squared

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