Ahoskie, North Carolina

Ahoskie, North Carolina
Town
View down Main Street in Ahoskie, facing west
Seal
Motto:  "The Only One"
Location of Ahoskie, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°17′03″N 76°59′24″W / 36.28417°N 76.99000°W / 36.28417; -76.99000
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Hertford
Government
• Mayor	Weyling White
Area [1]
• Total	4.40 sq mi (11.40 km2)
• Land	4.40 sq mi (11.40 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	52 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,891
• Density	1,111.34/sq mi (429.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27910
Area code	252
FIPS code	37-00500[3]
GNIS feature ID	2405124[2]
Website	www.ahoskienc.gov

Ahoskie (ah-HOSS-kee /ɑːˈhɒski/ ^ⓘ)^[4][5] is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,039 at the 2010 census. Ahoskie is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Its nickname is "The Only One" because no other town in the world is known by the same name. The etymology of the word Ahoskie, which was originally spelled "Ahotsky", was from the Wyanoke Indians, who entered the Hertford County area at the beginning of European settlement.^{[citation needed]}