Editing Onslow County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|905.20|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|762.08|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|143.12|sqmi}} (15.81%) are covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is bordered by [[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones County]], [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]], [[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender County]], and [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]].<ref name= censusprofile>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/profile/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina?g=0500000US37133| title = Onslow County, North Carolina| publisher = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]| access-date = March 14, 2022}}</ref>

===Wildlife===
The New River and its vicinity is sometimes inhabited by [[bald eagle]]s, dolphins, and [[cownose ray]]s.<ref name= wall>{{cite news| last = Wall| first = Julia| title = An Oyster Highway Is the New River's Future| newspaper = The Assembly | date = March 14, 2023| url = https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/new-river-oyster-highway/| access-date = March 14, 2023}}</ref>

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Bear Island Area Outstanding Resource Water]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2009 |title=Outstanding Resource Waters |url=https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Water%20Quality/Planning/CSU/Rules%20webpage/RULE-ch2-sub2B-sec0225-UPDATEDORW-20090701-DWQ-PLN-CSU.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081144/https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Water%20Quality/Planning/CSU/Rules%20webpage/RULE-ch2-sub2B-sec0225-UPDATEDORW-20090701-DWQ-PLN-CSU.pdf |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=files.nc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Croatan Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Hammocks Beach State Park]]
* [[Hofmann Forest]] (part)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Am |last2=Rodriguez |first2=a |date=March 27, 2015 |title=Is Hofmann Forest Safe? |url=https://www.dogwoodalliance.org/2015/03/is-hofmann-forest-safe/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.dogwoodalliance.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve]]
* [[Onslow Beach]]
* [[Permuda Island]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Permuda Island Reserve |url=https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastal-management/nc-coastal-reserve/reserve-sites/permuda-island-reserve |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=www.deq.nc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Primary Nursery Areas]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2006 |title=North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Division of Marine Fisheries |url=https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0915/ML091520220.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322231734/https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0915/ML091520220.pdf |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.nrc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Rocky Run Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[List of North Carolina state parks#State Natural Areas|Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area]] (part)
* [[Sea Turtle Sanctuary]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Stones Creek Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Stump Sound Area Outstanding Resource Water]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[White Oak River Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[White Oak River Mechanical Harvesting of Oysters Prohibited Area]] (part)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 2014 |title=Strategic Habitat Area Nominations for Region 3: The White Oak River Basin in North Carolina |url=https://deq.nc.gov/media/20673/download |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=deq.nc.gov}}</ref>
* [[White Oak River Impoundment Game Land]] (part)<ref name=":2" />

===Major water bodies===
* [[Atlantic Ocean]] (North Atlantic Ocean)
* [[Intracoastal Waterway]]
* [[New River (eastern North Carolina)|New River]]
* [[Onslow Bay]]
* [[Queen Creek (North Carolina)|Queen Creek]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen Creek (in Onslow County, NC) |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1008270,n,queen%20creek.cfm |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* [[Stones Bay (North Carolina)|Stones Bay]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stones Bay (in Onslow County, NC) |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,995540,n,stones%20bay.cfm |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* [[White Oak River]]

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|US|17}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|17|dab1=Jacksonville}}
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* {{Jct|state=NC|NC-Bus|24|dab1=Jacksonville}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|50}}
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===Major infrastructure===
* [[Albert J. Ellis Airport]], located in Richlands and is served by two commercial airlines.
* [[Amtrak Thruway#East|Amtrak Thruway]] (Jacksonville)
* [[Marine Corps Air Station New River]], military base in Jacksonville
* [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]], military training facility in Jacksonville