Back Edgecombe County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة إيجكوم (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Edgecombe County, North Carolina BAR Еджкоум (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian এডজকম্ব কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Edgecombe Gông (North Carolina) CDO Эджкомб (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Edgecombe County CEB Edgecombe County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Edgecombe County German
Edgecombe County | |
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.jpg) Edgecombe County Courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′N 77°36′W / 35.92°N 77.60°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1741 |
| Named for | Richard Edgcumbe |
| Seat | Tarboro |
| Largest community | Rocky Mount |
| Area | |
| • Total | 506.87 sq mi (1,312.8 km2) |
| • Land | 505.44 sq mi (1,309.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2) 0.28% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 48,900 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 48,832 |
| • Density | 96.75/sq mi (37.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Edgecombe County (/ˈɛdʒkəm/ EJ-kum or /ˈɛdʒkoʊm/ EJ-kohm)[1][2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900.[3] Its county seat is Tarboro.[4]
Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "NC Pronunciation Guide". WRAL. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Talk Like a Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.