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Washington County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- George Washington
- Seat
- Plymouth
- Largest community
- Plymouth
- Total
- 421.91 sq mi (1,092.7 km )
- Land
- 346.51 sq mi (897.5 km )
- Water
- 75.40 sq mi (195.3 km ) 17.87%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,638
- Density
- 31.754/sq mi (12.260/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .washconc .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Washington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- North Carolina
- Contains
- Plymouth
- Capital
- Plymouth
- Population
- 11003
- Area
- 424
- Shares border with
- Bertie County
- Official website
- www.washconc.org
- Image
- Somerset Place main house.jpg
- Households
- 5237
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- Commons category
- Washington County, North Carolina
- topic's main category
- Category:Washington County, North Carolina
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Washington County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1799-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 18
- native label
- Washington County
- per capita income
- 23249
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Encyclopedic overview
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,003. Its county seat is Plymouth. The county was formed in 1799 from the western third of Tyrrell County. It was named for George Washington.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washington County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.