Atkinson is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

There were 117 housing units at an average density of 118.3 per square mile (45.7/km2).

30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over.