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North Carolina Counties

North Carolina is divided into 100 counties. North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh most counties in the country.

Pamlico County, North Carolina

Pamlico County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Bayboro
Year Organized: 1872
Square Miles: 337

Court House:

PO Box 776
County Courthouse
Bayboro, NC 28515-0776

Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named after the sound of the same name. Pamlico was the name of an Indian tribe in Eastern North Carolina.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Pamlico was formed in 1872 from Craven and Beaufort. It was named after the sound of the same name. Pamlico was the name of an Indian tribe in Eastern North Carolina. There was a Pamptecough Precinct in North Carolina as early as 1705, but it was changed to Beaufort about 1712. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by Pamlico Sound, Neuse River and Craven and Beaufort counties. The present area is 336.94 square miles and the 2000 population was 12,934. Court was held at an old store in Vandimere until 1876. In that year, an act was passed authorizing the commissioners to submit to a vote of the people the question of moving the county seat from Vandimere to some other place. Bayboro was made the county seat. It was incorporated in 1881.

Neighboring Counties:

Pamlico Sound
Neuse River
Craven
Beaufort

Cities and Towns:

- Alliance	town	Incorporated Area
- Arapahoe	town	Incorporated Area
- Bayboro (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Grantsboro	town	Incorporated Area
- Mesic	town	Incorporated Area
- Minnesott Beach	town	Incorporated Area
- Oriental	town	Incorporated Area
- Stonewall	town	Incorporated Area
- Vandemere	town	Incorporated Area

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