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Chowan County, North Carolina
Chowan County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′N 76°36′W / 36.13°N 76.60°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1668 |
| Named for | Chowanoke Indian Tribe |
| Seat | Edenton |
| Largest community | Edenton |
| Area | |
• Total | 233.65 sq mi (605.2 km2) |
| • Land | 172.66 sq mi (447.2 km2) |
| • Water | 60.99 sq mi (158.0 km2) 26.10% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,708 |
• Estimate (2023) | 13,891 |
| • Density | 79.39/sq mi (30.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. 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 22, 2015.
- ^ Powell, William S. (2006). "Chowan County". NCpedia. University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
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