The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWrightsboro is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wrightsboro had a population of 5,526. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,896 to 5,526 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wrightsboro yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Wrightsboro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wrightsboro’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.








