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Chowan County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Chowan County

Summary

Chowan County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #56 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chowan County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Chowan County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Chowan County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Chowan County's capital is recorded as Edenton[6].
  • Chowan County's shares border with is recorded as Gates County[7].
  • Chowan County's shares border with is recorded as Perquimans County[8].
  • Chowan County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Chowan County's shares border with is recorded as Bertie County[10].
  • Chowan County's shares border with is recorded as Hertford County[11].
  • Chowanoke is named after Chowan County[12].
  • Chowan County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Edenton[13].
  • Chowan County's Commons category is recorded as Chowan County, North Carolina[14].
  • 1672 marks the founding of Chowan County[15].
  • Chowan County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.13, 'lon': -76.6}[16].
  • Chowan County's official website is recorded as https://www.chowancounty-nc.gov/[17].
  • Chowan County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chowan County, North Carolina[18].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14793'}[19].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14755'}[20].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14802'}[21].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14711'}[22].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14726'}[23].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+14394'}[24].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+13708'}[25].
  • Chowan County has a population of {'amount': '+13708'}[26].
  • Chowan County's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.3518, 'lon': -76.5597}[27].

Body

Geography

Chowan County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chowan County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+604'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14793'}[19], {'amount': '+14755'}[20], {'amount': '+14802'}[21], {'amount': '+14711'}[22], {'amount': '+14726'}[23], and {'amount': '+14394'}[24].

Designation and Status

Chowan County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1672 marks the founding of Chowan County[15]. Chowanoke is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Chowan County draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #56 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3831107
    Obo gazetteer id → 00164900
    Taxonomicon id → 1806847
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in Chowan County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Chowan County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Gates County, Perquimans County, Washington County +2
    Located in → —
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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