Perquimans County
Also known as Perquimans County, North Carolina, Perquimans County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
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
Article
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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