Anson County, North Carolina

Anson County
	Anson County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1750
Seat	Wadesboro
Largest community	Wadesboro
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 537.10 sq mi (1,391 km²); 531.46 sq mi (1,376 km²); 5.64 sq mi (15 km²), 1.05
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.co.anson.nc.us
	Named for: George Anson, Baron Anson

Anson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 22,055 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Wadesboro.

History

The county was made in 1750 from Bladen County.

In 1753, the northern part of Anson County became Rowan County. In 1762 the western part of the county became Mecklenburg County. In 1779 the northern part of the county became Montgomery County, and the part east of the Pee Dee River became Richmond County. And in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combined with the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County to make Union County.

In 1985 most of the movie The Color Purple (film), starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg along with Danny Glover, was filmed in Anson county.

These counties are connected to Anson County:

These cities and towns are in Anson County

Anson County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1750
Seat	Wadesboro
Largest community	Wadesboro
Area - Total - Land - Water	537.10 sq mi (1,391 km²) 531.46 sq mi (1,376 km²) 5.64 sq mi (15 km²), 1.05
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.co.anson.nc.us
Named for: George Anson, Baron Anson