Tar Heel is a town located in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] Tar Heel is home to the largest pig processing plant in the world, which opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods and is located just north of the town limits.

During the Civil War, Colonel Thomas Purdie and Captain Daniel Munn, residents of the Tar Heel area, led troops at Gettysburg and Fort Fisher.

The state operated a ferry at this landing, and it was a major loading point for vessels that transported agricultural goods to the market in Wilmington.

Also elected to the town's council by write-in votes were Angela Hall, Sam Allen, and Derek Druzak (2013).

[10] The Town Mayor is now Sam Allen; he was selected to serve the remainder of Dew's term, after the latter passed while in office.

[citation needed] The services provided by this small rural community are: Public schools, part of the Bladen County School system, in the Tar Heel area: The greater Tar Heel community is home to these churches: As of the census of 2010, there are 117 people, 60 households, and 34 families residing in the town.