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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Chowan County is one of the 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 13,708. Its county seat is Edenton. The county was created between 1668 and 1671 as Shaftesbury Precinct and later renamed Chowan Precinct. It gained county status in 1739.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1678 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1688 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1694 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1715 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1749 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 5,011
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| 1800 | 5,132
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| 1810 | 5,297
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| 1820 | 6,464
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| 1830 | 6,697
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| 1840 | 6,690
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| 1850 | 6,721
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| 1860 | 6,842
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| 1870 | 6,450
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| 1880 | 7,900
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| 1890 | 9,167
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| 1900 | 10,258
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| 1910 | 11,303
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| 1920 | 10,649
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| 1930 | 11,282
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| 1940 | 11,572
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| 1950 | 12,540
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| 1960 | 11,729
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| 1970 | 10,764
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| 1980 | 12,558
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| 1990 | 13,506
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Research Tips
External links
www.chowancounty-nc.gov
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