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Population of Oak Island, NC

Last official estimated population of Oak Island town (Brunswick County**, North Carolina state) was 7,345 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.002% of total US population and 0.07% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Oak Island town is 20.0 mi² (=51.8 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 367.12 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+2.01%/yr), Oak Island town population in 2022 would be 8,613*.

Historical population

Historical population of Oak Island town for period 2000-2014:

Oak Island town on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Oak Island town

• Carolina Beach town population 15.4 mi, 54°
• Boiling Spring Lakes city 9.3 mi, 16°
• St. James town 2.3 mi, 9°
• Southport city 5.3 mi, 83°
• Kure Beach town 13.5 mi, 63°
• Holden Beach town 11.5 mi, 269°
• Varnamtown town 6.9 mi, 289°
• Caswell Beach town 4.1 mi, 97°
• Bald Head Island village 8.6 mi, 112°
• Bolivia town 10.9 mi, 351°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb