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Population of Wrightsville Beach, NC

Last official estimated population of Wrightsville Beach town (New Hanover County**, North Carolina state) was 2,549 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.001% of total US population and 0.03% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Wrightsville Beach town is 2.3 mi² (=5.9 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,109.71 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.72%/yr), Wrightsville Beach town population in 2024 would be 2,738*.

Historical population

Historical population of Wrightsville Beach town for period 1900-2014:

Wrightsville Beach town on population map

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

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Wrightsville Beach town

• Wilmington city population 5 mi, 266°
• Leland town 11.9 mi, 262°
• Carolina Beach town 13.2 mi, 206°
• Boiling Spring Lakes city 19.7 mi, 233°
• Kure Beach town 16.1 mi, 203°
• Belville town 11.5 mi, 272°
• Navassa town 14.4 mi, 289°
• Northwest city 21 mi, 289°
• Topsail Beach town 13.6 mi, 39°
• Sandy Creek town 20.8 mi, 283°

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