Onslow County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 204,576. Its county seat is Jacksonville. The county was created in 1734 as Onslow Precinct and gained county status in 1739. Onslow County comprises the Jacksonville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern border of the county is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Jacksonville is a city in Onslow County,North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 72,723,which makes Jacksonville the 14th-most populous city in North Carolina. Jacksonville is the county seat and most populous community of Onslow County,which is coterminous with the Jacksonville,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Demographically,Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States,with an average age of 22.8 years old,which can be attributed to the large military presence. The low age may also be in part due to the population drastically increasing over the past 80 years,from 783 in the 1930 census to 72,723 in the 2020 census.
Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. was a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 49th district. An attorney from Asheville,North Carolina,Nesbitt was elected to eleven terms in the state House before moving to the state senate in 2004.
The New River is a 50-mile (80-km) long river in southeastern North Carolina in the United States. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The river has been plagued in more recent years by pollution by solid waste. It rises in northwestern Onslow County and flows east-southeast past Jacksonville,where it widens into a tidal estuary approximately two miles (3.2 km) wide. As an estuary it meanders through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and enters the Atlantic in Onslow Bay,via the New River Inlet between two barrier islands. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway crosses the entrance of the river between the coast and the barrier island.
North Carolina Highway 172 (NC 172) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina;it is entirely in Onslow County. It is also unique in that over half of this highway travels through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on federal grounds.
Gaston Layton Pridgen,known as G. L. Pridgen,is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives,he represented the 46th District,including constituents in Hoke,Robeson,and Scotland counties from 2011 to 2013. A retired telecommunications technician from Lumberton,North Carolina Pridgen also has experience in the United States Military.
Patricia Earlene McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
Joseph Aubrey "John" Faircloth Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 62nd district from 2011 to 2024. The district covers parts of western Guilford County.
George Grant Cleveland,is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 14th District since 2005. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Kelly Eugene Hastings is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 110th district since 2011.
Chuck McGrady is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020.
Larry Dean Arp Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 69th district since 2013.
Robert P. Bryan III is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate for the 39th district. A Republican,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County from 2013,when he defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Martha Alexander,until 2016,when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Mary Gardner Belk. After leaving the House,Bryan accepted an appointment to the UNC Board of Governors.
Robert Tyrone Reives II is an American politician from North Carolina. Originally an Attorney from Durham,North Carolina,Reives was first appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in January 2014 and he has subsequently been re-elected 6 times,most recently in 2024. A Democrat,he represents the 54th district which includes all of Chatham County and parts of Randolph County. In December 2020,Reives was elected by his peers as the House Democratic leader.
Onslow County Schools (OCS) is a PK-12 school district serving Onslow County,North Carolina. It is headquartered in Jacksonville.
Jonathan Yates Hardister is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 59th district from 2013 to 2024.
Rachel Henderson Hunt is an American politician. She is a member of the North Carolina State Senate and the lieutenant governor-elect of North Carolina. A Democrat,Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district based in Mecklenburg County. Before that,Hunt served two terms in the North Carolina House,twice beating Republican Bill Brawley. When she is sworn in on January 1,2025,Hunt will become the first Democrat elected to the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton in 2012,The first child of a previous lieutenant governor to hold the same position since Jim Hunt in 1973 and the second female lieutenant governor of North Carolina,after Bev Perdue.
Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023.
Kyle Hall is an American businessman and politician currently serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Michael A. Lazzara is a North Carolina politician.
