Demographics
Bladen County is located just inside North Carolina's southeastern coastal plain. The United State Census Bureau estimates in 2012, 34,915 people populate Bladen County's 879 square miles. Bladen's northern boundary connects with Cumberland County; its western boundary connects with Robeson County; its southern boundary connects with Columbus County; and its eastern boundary connects with Sampson and Pender County (Bladen County Community Health Assessment 2013).