Back Bladen County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة بلادين (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Bladen County, North Carolina BAR Блейдън (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ব্লাডেন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Bladen Gông (North Carolina) CDO Блейден (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Bladen County CEB Bladen County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Bladen County German
Bladen County | |
|---|---|
 Bladen County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Mother County | |
| Motto: "In God We Trust" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′N 78°32′W / 34.59°N 78.54°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Named for | Martin Bladen |
| Seat | Elizabethtown |
| Largest community | Elizabethtown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 887.78 sq mi (2,299.3 km2) |
| • Land | 875.03 sq mi (2,266.3 km2) |
| • Water | 12.75 sq mi (33.0 km2) 1.44% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,606 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 29,484 |
| • Density | 33.83/sq mi (13.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | bladennc |
Bladen County (/ˈbleɪdən/)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,606.[2] Its county seat is Elizabethtown.[3] The county was created in 1734 as Bladen Precinct and gained county status in 1739.[4]
- ^ Talk Like A Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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 20, 2015.
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