Pasquotank County, North Carolina

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, North Carolina
Map
Map of North Carolina highlighting Pasquotank County
Location in the state of North Carolina
Map of the USA highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1668
Seat Elizabeth City
Largest community Elizabeth City
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

289.33 sq mi (749 km²)
226.88 sq mi (588 km²)
62.45 sq mi (162 km²), 21.58
Population
 -  Density


Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us
Named for: Indian word meaning "where the current of the stream divides or forks"[1]

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.

Pasquotank County, North Carolina Media

References

  1. "Pasquotank County, North Carolina". www.carolana.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "QuickFacts: Pasquotank County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. "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.