Onlsow County

Region: Coastal Plain
County Seat: Jacksonville (1849)
Population: 149,838¹
Towns & Cities: Johnston, North Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, Swansboro

In 1731, Onslow County was formed in from New Hanover county. It is in the south eastern section of the State and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Pender, Duplin, Jones and Carteret counties.²

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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.