  The
Cape Fear River and its tributaries are an invaluable natural
resource available to the citizens of North Carolina. It
is the largest and most industrialized river system in our
state and has tributaries in 29 of our 100 counties. The
Cape Fear River Basin extends from the headwaters north of
Greensboro to the river's mouth in Southport, and the river
proper is about 200 miles in length. Twenty-seven percent
of our state's population resides within the Cape Fear River
Basin. The Cape Fear River system provides freshwater for
business and residential uses, routes for water borne transportation,
various recreational opportunities, critical wildlife and
fisheries habitat, as well as a number of other functions
and benefits.
Population
of the Cape Fear Basin
The Census 2000 population of the Cape Fear
River Basin is estimated to be 1,825,321 people in 708,344
households, representing a growth of 24.3% since 1990. This
population figure was the result of a Census 2000 study conducted
for the Cape Fear River Assembly by Triangle J Council of
Governments. The study also found that 55% of the Cape Fear
basin’s population is located within Hydrologic Units
that comprise less than 10% of the total land area within
the basin.
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download the full report titled: "Population and Households
Within The Cape Fear River Basin, By County and Hydrologic
Unit: An Analysis of Census 2000 Data." (Adobe PDF file,
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