Burgaw, North Carolina

• Police looking for two suspects in credit card fraud
  

  Police are looking for two people wanted in 23 credit card frauds in Wilmington, Pender and Onslow counties, according to a news release from the Wilmington Police Department.

• 2 alleged gang members sentenced for Pender County robberies
  

  Pender County Sheriff's deputies arrested five men in connection with a Thanksgiving Day robbery.

• Pender County's larming crime stats were in error
  

  Published: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 9:40 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 9:40 p.m. Crime in Pender County has remained steady and violent crime isn't on the upswing as was indicated in a recent report from state law enforcement officials, the sheriff told commissioners at their Monday meeting.

• Three arrested in stolen vehicle scheme
  

  Three people, including a New Bern woman, were arrested for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent stolen vehicle scheme meant to deceive an insurance company.

• Accused embezzler to pay partial restitution
  

  A former employee of the Pender County tax collector's office has to pay restitution after she was accused of embezzling property tax money, Veronica Gonzalez reports .

• Heat Advisory: Dangerous heat across the area.
  

  Dangerous heat is expected this afternoon as our daytime high temperatures will top out at around 95 degrees in Wilmington, and will be as warm as 99 in Whiteville, Elizabethtown and Burgaw.

• Accountants find happiness in kitchen
  

  Published: Monday, August 9, 2010 at 9:46 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 9, 2010 at 9:46 a.m. Half Baked Confections isn't a half-baked business.

• Pender Co. attorney faces string of charges; embezzlement, burning
  

  PENDER COUNTY, NC An attorney in Pender County is facing charges after being accused of trying to set fire to a law office in Burgaw.

City Description

Burgaw is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,337 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pender County. Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Burgaw is located at 34°33′2″N 77°55′34″W / 34.55056°N 77.92611°W / 34.55056; -77.92611 (34.550506, -77.926075). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²).3.4 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.29% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,337 people, 954 households, and 649 families residing in the town. The population density was 971.6 people per square mile (375.6/km²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 306.0/sq mi (118.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 51.21% White, 44.89% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 2.10% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.50% of the population. There were 954 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were

City Contained By:

• Pender County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Pender County Courthouse
• Burgaw Depot

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 8.80595957514 km squared

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