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Welcome to the Whiteville Home page. The Whiteville Home page provides as much information as possible on Whiteville. Knowing Whiteville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Whiteville’s Home page, you will also find Whiteville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Whiteville has a population of 5348. 43.5% of Whiteville’s inhabitants are Male, and 56.5 are female. 34.7% of Whiteville is married and 42% own their own home. The Average Home price is $112,375, and the average rent is $655. Household median income in Whiteville is $31,772, and the individual median income is $20,722. Whiteville’s Ethnic is the following: Black(52%), White(40.1%), Multiple(5.2%), Asian(1.2%), Other(1%), Native(0.5%), Hispanic(0.2%).


Columbus County was created in 1808. In 1810, a community was platted on land owned by James B. White for the purpose of creating a county seat and establishing government buildings. It was originally known as White's Crossing before being incorporated under its present name in 1832. A post office called Whiteville has been in operation since 1821.


The town was sacked by Union forces during the latter stages of the American Civil War.In 1950, Whiteville fielded a professional minor league baseball team in the Class D Tobacco State League. The Whiteville Tobs club lasted only one season before disbanding with the entire league.The Columbus County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.


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