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Craven County

county in North Carolina, United States

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Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Named after: William, Earl of Craven
Seat: New Bern
Largest community: New Bern
Total: 773.28 sq mi (2,002.8 km )
Land: 706.57 sq mi (1,830.0 km )
Water: 66.71 sq mi (172.8 km ) 8.63%
Estimate 2025: 105,025
Density: 142.55/sq mi (55.04/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 3rd
Website: www .cravencountync .gov

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Craven County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,720. Its county seat is New Bern. The county was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now-extinct Bath County. It was renamed Craven Precinct in 1712 and gained county status in 1739. It is named for William, Earl of Craven, who lived from 1606 to 1697. Craven County is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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