Anson County
Also known as Anson County, North Carolina, Anson County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- George Anson, Baron Anson
- Seat
- Wadesboro
- Largest community
- Wadesboro
- Total
- 537.10 sq mi (1,391.1 km )
- Land
- 531.46 sq mi (1,376.5 km )
- Water
- 5.64 sq mi (14.6 km ) 1.05%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,758
- Density
- 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Anson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro.
History