Surf City, North Carolina

Surf City
Town
The beach at Surf City
Seal
Motto(s):  Big enough to be competitive, small enough to be happy!
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Pender, Onslow
Incorporated (town)	1949
Government
• Mayor	A.D. (Zander) Guy, Jr.
• Mayor Pro Tem	Douglas C. Medlin
Area
• Total	5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
• Land	4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)  20.4%
Elevation	21 ft (6.4 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,393
• Density	331.6/sq mi (128.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28445
Area code	910
FIPS code	37-66040Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0995719Template:GR
Website	www.townofsurfcity.com

Surf City is a town in Pender and Onslow counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census. It is located on Topsail Island.

Geography

Surf City is located at 34°25′41″N 77°32′36″W (34.428137, -77.543198).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²).4.2 square miles (10.9 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (20.45%) is water.

Recent annexations have extended the Town limits on the mainland to highway 17.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,393 people, 689 households, and 403 families residing in the town. The population density was 331.6 people per square mile (128.1/km²). There were 2,578 housing units at an average density of 613.7/sq mi (237.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.43% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 689 households out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.51.

In the town the population was spread out with 12.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 39.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,521, and the median income for a family was $48,854. Males had a median income of $36,600 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,242. About 9.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Piers (from west to east)

• Surf City
• Barnacle Bill's (destroyed by Hurricane Fran)
• Scotch Bonnet (destroyed by Hurricane Fran)
• Ocean City (destroyed by Hurricane Fran)

References

Jolly Roger

External links

• Surf City Weather
• Official website of Surf City, NC
• Topsail Island News, Real Estate & Events