Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Pasquotank County /ˈpæskwətænk/ (
listen) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,661.[2] Its county seat is Elizabeth City.[3] The county was originally created as Pasquotank Precinct and gained county status in 1739.[4]
Pasquotank County | |
|---|---|
 Pasquotank County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′N 76°16′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1739 |
| Named for | The Pasquotank Indians, an Algonquian people |
| Seat | Elizabeth City |
| Largest city | Elizabeth City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 289 sq mi (750 km2) |
| • Land | 227 sq mi (590 km2) |
| • Water | 63 sq mi (160 km2) 22%% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 40,661 |
| • Density | 179/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 3rd |
| 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
- 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.
- "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- "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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