Granville County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Granville County, North Carolina, Granville County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Established
- June 28, 1746 , (279 years ago) ( 1746-06-28 )
- Named after
- John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
- Seat
- Oxford
- Largest community
- Oxford
- Total
- 537.59 sq mi (1,392.4 km )
- Land
- 531.99 sq mi (1,377.8 km )
- Water
- 5.60 sq mi (14.5 km ) 1.04%
- Estimate 2025
- 61,421
- Density
- 114.65/sq mi (44.266/km )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 13th
- Website
- granvillecounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Granville County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,992. Its county seat is Oxford. The county has access to Kerr Lake and Falls Lake and is part of the Roanoke, Tar and Neuse River watersheds.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Granville County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.