<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 1027622 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.villagebhi.org </Td> </Tr> <P> Bald Head Island, historically Smith Island, is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States . Compared to the city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and somewhat remote . It is accessible by ferry from the nearby town of Southport and by 4 wheel - drive vehicle from Fort Fisher to the north . There are few cars on the island; instead, residents drive modified electric golf carts . Bald Head Island is nationally recognized for its sea turtle nesting activity . </P> <P> The population of the village was 158 at the 2010 census . The village is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area . </P>

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