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Chowan County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Chowanoke Indian Tribe
- Seat
- Edenton
- Largest community
- Edenton
- Total
- 233.65 sq mi (605.2 km )
- Land
- 172.66 sq mi (447.2 km )
- Water
- 60.99 sq mi (158.0 km ) 26.10%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,082
- Density
- 79.39/sq mi (30.65/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .chowancounty-nc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 13708
- Area
- 604
- Official website
- www.chowancounty-nc.gov
- Image
- Chowan County Courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 6389
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- water as percent of area
- 26
- native label
- Chowan County
- Commons category
- Chowan County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1672-00-00
- per capita income
- 27254
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Chowan County (/tʃoʊˈwɒn/ choh-WON) 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. Its county seat is Edenton. The county was created between 1668 and 1671 as Shaftesbury Precinct and later renamed Chowan Precinct. It gained county status in 1739.
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