Sloop Point is an unincorporated community and village in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It was an incorporated village, incorporated on July 1, 1996,[1] and subsequently disincorporated on July 22, 1998, making it one of the shortest lived municipalities in the state's history, lasting just over two years.[2][3]

The community is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

See also

  • Sloop Point (1729); historic house is one of the oldest in North Carolina

References

  1. ↑ "H1115 [Edition 1]".
  2. ↑ Census.gov - Geographic Boundary Changes in NC
  3. ↑ UNC: NC State Legislation 1998: Chapter 16 Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine

34°24′31″N 77°35′59″W / 34.40861°N 77.59972°W / 34.40861; -77.59972


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