Smithville Township is one of six

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

within Brunswick County,

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, United States. As of the 2000 Census, Smithville Township had a population of 12,019 and a population density of . It is a part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Smithville Township, occupying of land and of water, is located on the

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coast and encompasses the towns of

Oak Island Oak Island is a privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of several islands in Mahone Bay, and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The nearest community is th ...

Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

Caswell Beach Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island (North Carolina), Oak Island in Brunswick County, Nort ...

, and Bald Head Island.Smithville township, Brunswick County, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Profile
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Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station The Brunswick nuclear power plant, named for Brunswick County, North Carolina, covers at above sea level about from the Atlantic Ocean. The site is adjacent to the town of Southport, North Carolina, and to wetlands and woodlands, and was opene ...

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Townships in Brunswick County, North Carolina Cape Fear (region) Townships in North Carolina {{BrunswickCountyNC-geo-stub

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