Chowan County, North Carolina places and people

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Chowan County North Carolina - Government Site

Population: 14,711
Area: 172 square miles
County seat: Edenton
Area code(s) in use: 252
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Median household income: $36,385
Persons in poverty: 24.7%
Home ownership rate: 66.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Bertie Gates Perquimans

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Map of the Chowan County area

Our detail map of Chowan County shows the Chowan County, North Carolina boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Chowan County, North Carolina

Airports show all on map

Lee's Airport, Northeastern Regional Airport

Bays show all on map

Bridges show all on map

Ballards Bridge, Bowman Bridge, Wildcat Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Allison House, Barker House, Beverly Hall, Blair House, Booth House, Center Hill - Crossroads Fire District, Charlton House, Chowan County Court House, Chowan County Court House, Chowan County Emergency Medical Services Unit 1, Chowan County Emergency Medical Services Unit 3, Chowan County Emergency Medical Services Unit 4, Chowan County Office Building, Chowan County Sheriff's Office, Coffield House, Cupola House, Dixon-Powell House, Edenton Fire Department, Edenton Municipal Building, Edenton Police Department, Hewes House, Homestead House, Iredell House, Leary House, Littlejohn House, Paine House, Pembroke Hall, Privott House, Wessington House, West Custom House

Capes show all on map

Bluff Point, Cactus Sandy Point, Cherry Point, Copper Neck, Drummond Point, Horniblow Point, Johnsons Point, Reedy Point, Sandy Point

Cemeteries show all on map

Beaver Hill Cemetery, Johnston Cemetery, Nixon Cemetery, Vine Oak Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Albemarle Baptist Church, Ballards Bridge Church, Bandon Chapel, Canaan Temple, Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Countryside Church of Christ, Edenton Baptist Church, Edenton Church of Christ, Evans Church, First Assembly of God Church, Gale Street Baptist Church, Happy Home Church, Hoffman Chapel, Holy Temple Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Locust Grove Church, Macedonia Church, Open Door Baptist Church, Piney Grove Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Providence Church, Rockyhock Church, Saint Anns Catholic Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Luke Church, Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Union Grove Church, Warren Grove Church, Warwick Church, Welchs Chapel, White Oak Church, Wildcat Church

Dams show all on map

Bennett Mill Pond Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Vidant Chowan Hospital

Islands show all on map

Locales show all on map

Bass Landing, Byrum Crossroads, Chambers Landing, Clum (historical), Courthouse Green, Dinkerderry Landing (historical), Dwight (historical), Edenton National Fish Hatchery, Edenton Teapot Site, Edenton Village Shopping Center, Emperor Landing, Harris Landing, Indian Old Field (historical), Mackey Ferry (historical), Mount Rose, Northside Shopping Center, Rockyhock Landing, Ryland, Smalls Crossroads, Wardville, White Landing, Wilder Landing, Woodleys Wharf, Yeopim

Military show all on map

Edenton Marine Corps Air Station (historical)

Populated Places show all on map

Arrowhead Beach, Barber, Cannon Ferry, Cape Colony, Center Hill, Chowan, Chowan Beach, Cisco, Edenton, Gliden, Greenfield, Hancock, Hutson Corner, Icaria, Macedonia, Mavaton, Mill Crossroads, Mount Rose, Nixons Beach, Rockyhock, Ryland, Saint Johns, Saint Mark Mobile Home Park, Sign Pine, Somerset, Valhalla

Post Offices show all on map

Edenton Post Office, Tyner Post Office

Reservoirs show all on map

Bennett Mill Pond, Bennett Millpond, Dillard Millpond, Welsh Pond

Schools show all on map

Chowan Academy, Chowan High School, Chowan Junior High School, D F Walker High School, Holmes High School, Swain School, White Oak School

Streams show all on map

Chowan River, Dillard Creek, Indian Creek, Little Creek, Middleton Creek, Mill Creek, Pembroke Creek, Pollock Swamp, Rockyhock Creek, Stumpy Creek, Yeopim River

Swamps show all on map

Bear Swamp, Bear Swamp, Burnt Pocoson (historical)

Towers show all on map

Edenton Water Tower, WBXB-FM (Edenton), WCDJ-AM (Edenton), WZBO-FM (Edenton),

Chowan County, North Carolina Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	9,312
Black	5,045
Mixed	176
Asian	73
American Indian	58
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29

Additional population tables :
State population table
North Carolina population by county