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PUBLISHED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO BY BEACON STAFF AND CORRESPONDENTS ANIMAL SERVICES ........................Page 24-26 COUNTY EXTENSION .....................Page 36 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT .........Page 44 EDUCATION ...................................Page 37-40 BY THE NUMBERS ............................Page 4 GOVERNMENT ...........................Page 15-17, 36 CHURCHES ..................................Page 41, 45-46 HEALTH SERVICES ........................Page 18-19 CLUbs AND ORGANIZATIONS......Page 42-43 OUR BEACHES ..............................Page 10-14 OUR TOWNS ..................................Page 28-34 NEWCOMERS' GUIDE .....................Page 22 PLACES TO GO .............................Page 34-35 PUBLIC SAFETY ................................Page 50 RECREATION .............................Page 47-49, 51 RETIREMENT .............................Page 20,23 WELCOME .....................................Page 2 WHO WE ARE ...............................Page 7-9 4 SUPPLEMENT TO THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, 2008 By the numbers •Brunswick County’s population in 2006 was 94,945, according the U.S. Census Bureau. The county’s population in 2000 was 73,143 and in 1990 the population was 50,985. •The projected population for Brunswick County in 2010 is 99,171; the projected population in 2020 is 121,483; the projected population in 2030 is 142,236. •Known as one of the state’s fastest-growing counties, Brunswick County is the 27th fastest- Brunswick growing county in the country. •Females (50.3 percent) slightly outnumber males (49.7 percent). County •Brunswick’s median age is 41.1. Eighteen percent of its population is older than the age of 65, and 79.8 percent is over the age of 18. •Median household income in 2006 was $52,359. •Brunswick County’s tax rate in 2007 was 30.5 cents per $100 of property valuation. That rate includes local school funding. •The 2008 tax rate will be set in July 2008. •The county’s annual vehicle tax is 30.5 cents per $100 value of all registered motor vehicles. •The county’s sales tax rate is 7 percent. Of that amount, 4 1⁄2 percent is remitted to the state. 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