Perquimans County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Yeopim word meaning “The land of beautiful women”
- Seat
- Hertford
- Largest community
- Hertford
- Total
- 328.93 sq mi (851.9 km )
- Land
- 247.17 sq mi (640.2 km )
- Water
- 81.76 sq mi (211.8 km ) 24.86%
- Estimate 2025
- 13,490
- Density
- 52.62/sq mi (20.32/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .perquimanscountync .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Perquimans County (/pɜːrˈkwɪmənz/ pur-KWIM-unz) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,005. Its county seat is Hertford. The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility is located in Perquimans County.
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