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Some of the cities, towns, and places in Brunswick County are Antioch, Ash, Bald Head Island, Batarora, Bell Swamp, Belville, Bishop, Biven, Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Bonaparte Landing, Boone's Neck, Bowensville, Brunswick Station, Calabash, Camp Branch, Carolina Shores, Caswell Beach, Cedar Grove, Civietown, Clairmont, Clarendon, Coolvale, Doe Creek, Eastbrook, Easy Hill, Half Hell, Holden Beach, Leland, Longwood, Maco, Navassa, Northwest, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Piney Grove, Red Bug, Sandy Creek, Shallotte, Smithville Township, Southport, St. James, Sunset Beach, Sunset Harbor, Supply, Thomasboro, Varnamtown, Winnabow

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Brunswick County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,431. Its population was only 73,143 in 2000, making it one of the fastest growing counties in the state. With a nominal growth rate of about 47% in ten years, much of the growth is centered in the eastern section of the county in the suburbs of Wilmington such as Leland, Belville and Southport. A 2019 estimated population of 142,820 makes Brunswick the 4th-fastest-growing county in the country. The county seat is Bolivia, which at a population of around 150 people is among the least populous county seats in the state.Brunswick County is included in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formerly part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Brunswick County and Wilmington area leaders disputed the change, but unsuccessfully.Much of the economy of the county is built around tourism, with beach communities lying along the south-facing beaches past Cape Fear such as Bald Head Island (the southernmost point of North Carolina) and Oak Island being popular destinations. Calabash, on the border of South Carolina, is renowned for its fried seafood, with "Calabash-style" restaurants dotting the region. The proximity to EUE/Screen Gems Studios in nearby Wilmington has made Brunswick County a popular filming location for many movies and TV shows.