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One Estell Lee Place
Wilmington NC 28401
Phone: (910) 762-2611
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Population

Year 2006

1992 - 2002 Growth

City of Wilmington
100,000

62%*

New Hanover County
180,000

33%

MSA**
314,000

36%

* % of City Growth = Population Growth + Annexation

**MSA includes New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties

Property Tax Rate (as of June 1, 2006)
City of Wilmington	$ .46/$100 value
Town of Carolina Beach	$ .38/$100 value
Town of Kure Beach	$ .295/$100 value
Town of Wrightsville Beach	$ .143/$100 value
New Hanover County	$.685/$100 value
New Hanover County Fire District	$.06/$100 value (only in unincorporated areas)
Climate
Average Maximum Temp.	73.8 F
Average Minimum Temp.	52.9 F
Number of Clear/Partly Cloudy Days	215
Number of Days Over 90 F	46
Number of Days Under 32 F	42
Cost of Living (2nd Quarter 2006)
Wilmington Composite Index Weight	100.5**
Groceries	103.2
Housing	95.2
Utilities	91.1
Transportation	100.9
Health Care	113.4
Misc. Goods/Services	104.8
**100=U.S. average (ACCRA Cost of Living Index)
Education (Members)
Brunswick County Schools (K-12)	910 253-2900
Brunswick Community College Leland Center	910 371-2400
Cape Fear Academy	910 791-0287
Cape Fear Community College	910 362-7000
Chesterbrook Academy - Elementary School	910 452-2330
Childrens Learning Center of Wilmington	910 762-7735
Coastal Area Health Education Center	910 343-0161
The Friends School of Wilmington, Inc.	910 792-1811
Huntington Learning Center	910 313-2636
Miller-Motte Technical College	910 392-4660
Mount Olive College of Wilmington	910 256-0255
Myrtle Grove Christian School	910 392-2067
New Hanover County Schools (K-12)	910 763-5431
Pender County Schools (K-12)	910 259-2187
Southeastern Preschool Education Center	910 799-4160
Shaw University	910 763-9091
Sylvan Learning Center	910 392-6284
University of NC at Wilmington (UNCW)	910 962-3000
Winter Park Preschool/Primary Day School	910 799-4276
Child Care
Child Advocacy Commission's Child Care Resource Referral	910 791-6270
Hospitals
Cape Fear Hospital	910 452-8100
New Hanover Regional Medical Center	910 343-7000
Newspapers
Wilmington Star News (Daily)	910 343-2000
The Challenger News (Weekly)	910 763-4671
Encore (Weekly) - Arts & Entertainment Guide	910 762-8899
Greater Wilmington Business (Monthly)	910 343-8600
The SeaHawk - Student Newspaper for UNCW
Wilmington Journal (Weekly)	910 762-5502
Utilities
Progress Energy Company (electricity)	800 452-2777
Piedmont Natural Gas	800 275-6264
City of Wilmington (water)	910 341-7806
Telephone (Local Service)
BellSouth Telecommunications	800 767-2355 or 780-2355 in NC
Business Telecom, Inc. (BTI)	910 343-9192
NuVox Communication - Teleco Division	910 791-7000
Sprint	910 763-1200
Cable TV Companies
Charter Communications	800 685-7814
Time Warner Cable	910 222-8921
Airline Services - Wilmington (ILM)
USAirways	800 428-4322
ASA, Delta Connection	800 221-1212
Fixed Base Operator (Chamber Member)
Air Wilmington	910 763-0146
Other
Wilmington International Airport	910 341-4333
N.C. State Ports Authority (shipping)	910 763-1621
Greyhound Bus Lines	910 762-6625
CSX Transportation Corp. (rail)	910 327-5405
Wilmington Transit Authority (bus) See bus schedules at www.wavetransit.com	910 343-0106


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