Pasquotank County
Sign in to savecounty in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Indian word meaning "where the current of the stream divides or forks"
- Seat
- Elizabeth City
- Largest community
- Elizabeth City
- Total
- 289.33 sq mi (749.4 km )
- Land
- 226.88 sq mi (587.6 km )
- Water
- 62.45 sq mi (161.7 km ) 21.58%
- Estimate 2025
- 42,201
- Density
- 178.81/sq mi (69.04/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .co .pasquotank .nc .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Pasquotank County (PAS-kwoh-tayngk /ˈpæs.kwoʊ.teɪŋk/ ) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,568. Its county seat is Elizabeth City. Pasquotank County is part of the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.
History