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Beaufort County
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county in North Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Henry, Duke of Beaufort
- Seat
- Washington
- Largest community
- Washington
- Total
- 962.85 sq mi (2,493.8 km )
- Land
- 832.74 sq mi (2,156.8 km )
- Water
- 130.11 sq mi (337.0 km ) 13.51%
- Estimate 2025
- 44,670
- Density
- 53.62/sq mi (20.70/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .co .beaufort .nc .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Beaufort County, NC | Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Beaufort County (/ˈboʊfərt/ BOH-fərt) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,652. Its county seat is Washington. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in Bath County, it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739.
Beaufort County comprises the Washington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Washington, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beaufort County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.