Bladen County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Martin Bladen
- Seat
- Elizabethtown
- Largest community
- Elizabethtown
- Total
- 887.78 sq mi (2,299.3 km )
- Land
- 875.03 sq mi (2,266.3 km )
- Water
- 12.75 sq mi (33.0 km ) 1.44%
- Estimate 2025
- 30,007
- Density
- 33.83/sq mi (13.06/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- bladennc .govoffice3 .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Bladen County (/ˈbleɪdən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,606. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was created in 1734 as Bladen Precinct and gained county status in 1739.
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