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Brunswick County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Monday of each month at 5:30 PM.
Meeting location: David R. Sandifer Building, Commissioners' Chambers, 30 Government Center Drive NE, Bolivia, NC 28422.
Register of Deeds: Dana Varnam · 910.253.2690 · rod@brunswickcountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.brunswickcountync.gov/commissioners/agendas-minutes/
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Leland

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (14)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (1)

Bald Head Island (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (1)

Brunswick County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (22)

Bald Head Island Fire Department
Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Rescue
Bolivia Volunteer Fire Department
Calabash Fire Department, Inc.
Civietown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Grissettown-longwood Fire & Rescue, Inc.
N.W. Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department, Inc.
Navassa Volunteer Fire Department
Oak Island Fire Department
Ocean Isle Fire Department
Shallotte Fire Department
Shallotte Point Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Southport Fire Department
St. James Fire Department, Inc.
Sunny Point Fire/Rescue
Sunset Beach Fire Department
Sunset Harbor and Zion Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Supply Fire & Rescue, Inc.
Town of Leland Fire/Rescue Department
Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Waccamaw Vol. Rescue Squad
Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Sewer (1)

Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Brunswick Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)

Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)