Profile for Whiteville, North Carolina, NC

Former and merged names include:
· White's Crossing

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 55. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 10.6 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1996 movie, "Bastard out of Carolina"

Local festivals include:

• Columbus County Fair - Oct. 8-14, 2007
• Fire Ant Festival - March 17, 2007
• North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival - Nov. 3, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Lake Waccamaw State Park

Colleges and universities: Southeastern Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Whiteville

Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (2)

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• Columbus County government
• Columbus County Chamber of Commerce
• Columbus County tourism

4% of Whiteville residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Whiteville ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Whiteville
• Cemeteries in Columbus County
• Genealogy page (NC GenWeb) for Columbus County
• Libraries in or near Whiteville

Post a query on a message board:

• Columbus County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NC data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Whiteville business guide
• Columbus County Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in North Carolina
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• Crime in Columbus County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Carolina
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Whiteville was $18,337, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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23% of Whiteville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in North Carolina
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Whiteville festival dates:

• Columbus County Fair - Oct. 8-14, 2007
• Fire Ant Festival - March 17, 2007
• North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival - Nov. 3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Columbus County genealogy forum

Median rent in Whiteville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $292.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $836.

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Libraries in Whiteville include Columbus County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Whiteville include Whiteville News Reporter

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Columbus County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Whiteville political report.

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The average commute time for Whiteville workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Whiteville include Best Western, Holiday Inn Express Whiteville.

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• North Carolina tourism bureau

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