Back Chowan County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة تشاوان (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Chowan County, North Carolina BAR Чоуан (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian চৌৱান কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Chowan Gông (North Carolina) CDO Чован (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Chowan County CEB Chowan County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Chowan County German

Chowan County, North Carolina

Chowan County
County
Chowan County Courthouse
Chowan County Courthouse
Flag of Chowan County
Flag
Official seal of Chowan County
Seal
Map of North Carolina highlighting Chowan County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°08′N 76°36′W / 36.13°N 76.60°W / 36.13; -76.60
Country United States
State North Carolina
Founded1668
Named forChowanoke Indian Tribe
SeatEdenton
Largest communityEdenton
Area
 • Total233.65 sq mi (605.2 km2)
 • Land172.66 sq mi (447.2 km2)
 • Water60.99 sq mi (158.0 km2)  26.10%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,708
 • Estimate 
(2023)
13,891
 • Density79.39/sq mi (30.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.chowancounty-nc.gov

Chowan County (/tʃoʊˈwɒn/ choh-WON)[1] is one of the 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,708.[2] Its county seat is Edenton.[3] The county was created between 1668 and 1671 as Shaftesbury Precinct and later renamed Chowan Precinct. It gained county status in 1739.[4][5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "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 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Powell, William S. (2006). "Chowan County". NCpedia. University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved January 22, 2015.

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