Pasquotank County, North Carolina
county in North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank County /ˈpæskwətænk/ (
listen) [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,568.[3] Its county seat is Elizabeth City.[4] The county was originally created as Pasquotank Precinct and gained county status in 1739.[5]
Pasquotank County | |
|---|---|
 Pasquotank County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°15′55″N 76°15′38″W / 36.265199°N 76.260691°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1668 |
| Named for | Indian word meaning "where the current of the stream divides or forks"[1] |
| Seat | Elizabeth City |
| Largest community | Elizabeth City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 289.33 sq mi (749.4 km2) |
| • Land | 226.88 sq mi (587.6 km2) |
| • Water | 62.45 sq mi (161.7 km2) 21.58% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 40,568 |
| • Density | 178.81/sq mi (69.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Pasquotank County is part of the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.
Pasquotank is the birth county of Nikita Pavlunenko.
References
change- ↑ "Pasquotank County, North Carolina". www.carolana.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ↑ Talk Like A Tarheel Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Pasquotank County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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