Place:Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

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NameElizabeth City
Alt namesElizabethtownsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37009196
Readingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37009196
Reddingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37009196
TypeCity
Coordinates36.296°N 76.225°W
Located inPasquotank, North Carolina, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,629.[1] Elizabeth City is the county seat and largest city of Pasquotank County. It is the cultural, economic and educational hub of the sixteen-county Historic Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina.

Elizabeth City is the center of the Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of 64,094 as of 2010. It is part of the larger Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. The city is the economic center of the region, as well as home to many historic sites and cultural traditions.

Marketed as the "Harbor of Hospitality", Elizabeth City has had a long history of shipping due to its location at a narrowed bend of the Pasquotank River.[2] Founded in 1794, Elizabeth City prospered early on from the Dismal Swamp Canal as a mercantile city. Later it developed industry and other commercial focus. While Elizabeth City still retains extensive waterfront property, it is linked to neighboring counties and cities by contemporary highways and bridges to support other transportation. It hosts one of the largest United States Coast Guard bases in the nation.

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