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{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}} {{Distinguish|Beaufort, North Carolina|Beaufort County, South Carolina}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Beaufort County | state = North Carolina | founded = 1712 | named for = [[Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort|Henry, Duke of Beaufort]] | seat wl = Washington | largest city wl = Washington | city type = community | area_total_sq_mi = 962.85 | area_land_sq_mi = 832.74 | area_water_sq_mi = 130.11 | area percentage = 13.51 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 44652 | pop_est_as_of = 2023 | population_est = 44481 {{Decrease}} | population_density_sq_mi = 53.62 | coordinates = {{coord|35.48|-76.84|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}} | web = www.co.beaufort.nc.us | ex image = Beaufort County Courthouse.JPG | ex image cap = Beaufort County Courthouse | district = 3rd | time zone = Eastern | seal = Beaufort County Seal.png | flag = Beaufort County Flag.jpg }} '''Beaufort County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|f|ər|t}} {{respell|BOH|fərt}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 44,652.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in [[Bath County, North Carolina|Bath County]], it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NC_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies|work=North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2009|access-date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115449/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NC_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Peter |first=Bangma |year=2006 |editor-last=Powell |editor-first=William S. |title=Beaufort County |url=https://ncpedia.org/geography/beaufort |access-date=January 20, 2015 |website=NCpedia |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]]}}</ref> Beaufort County comprises the Washington, NC [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]-Washington, NC [[Greenville-Kinston-Washington CSA|Combined Statistical Area]]. ==History== Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough. The name was changed about 1712 to Beaufort, named for [[Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort]] (1684–1714), who became one of Carolina's [[Lords Proprietor]] around 1709. Beaufort County was the site of a proposed [[United States Navy|Navy]] [[Proposed Outlying Landing Field|outlying landing field]]. This practice airfield would have allow pilots to simulate landings on an [[aircraft carrier]]. Construction was controversial due to its potential [[ecology|ecological]] impact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No Outlying Landing Field for Washington County |url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/press-release/no-outlying-landing-field-for-washington-county/ |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Southern Environmental Law Center |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q484639|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Beaufort County}} According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|962.85|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|832.74|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|130.11|sqmi}} (13.51%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by total area. The county split in half by the [[Pamlico River]]. ===State and local protected areas/sites=== * [[Goose Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref> * [[Goose Creek State Park]] * [[Bath Historic District (Bath, North Carolina)|Historic Bath]] * [[Van Swamp Game Lands]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/> * [[Voice of America Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/> ===Major water bodies=== * [[Goose Creek State Park|Goose Creek]] * [[Intracoastal Waterway]] * [[Pamlico River]] * [[Pungo River]] * [[Blounts Creek]] * [[Tar River]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]] – north * [[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]] – northeast * [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]] – east * [[Pamlico County, North Carolina|Pamlico County]] – south * [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]] – southwest * [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]] – west ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|17}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|17|dab1=Chocowinity–Washington}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|264}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|264|dab1=Belhaven}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|32}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|33}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|45}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|92}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|99}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|102}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|171}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|306}} {{div col end}} ===Major infrastructure=== * [[North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division#Routes|Bayview–Aurora Ferry]] * [[Washington-Warren Field Airport]] ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 5405 |1800= 6242 |1810= 7203 |1820= 9850 |1830= 10969 |1840= 12225 |1850= 13816 |1860= 14766 |1870= 13011 |1880= 17474 |1890= 21072 |1900= 26404 |1910= 30877 |1920= 31024 |1930= 35026 |1940= 36431 |1950= 37134 |1960= 36014 |1970= 35980 |1980= 40355 |1990= 42283 |2000= 44958 |2010= 47759 |2020= 44652 |estyear=2023 |estimate=44481 |estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234817/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37013.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/beaufortcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Beaufort County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Beaufort County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37013&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 29,431 | 65.91% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 10,195 | 22.83% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 90 | 0.2% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 164 | 0.37% |- !scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] | 16 | 0.04% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 1,323 | 2.96% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 3,433 | 7.69% |} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 44,652 people, 19,701 households, and 12,638 families residing in the county. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 44,958 people, 18,319 households, and 12,951 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|54|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 22,139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 68.44% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 29.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. 3.24% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 18,319 households, out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,066, and the median income for a family was $37,893. Males had a median income of $30,483 versus $21,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,722. About 15.20% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over. ===Ancestry=== As of 2010, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Beaufort County were:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US37013 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013229/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US37013 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Ancestry !! Percent<br/><small>(2010)</small> |- | [[English Americans|English]] {{flagicon|England}} || 14.4% |- | [[American ancestry|American]] {{flagicon|United States}} || 11.9% |- | [[German Americans|German]] {{flagicon|Germany}} || 6.6% |- | [[Irish Americans|Irish]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} || 6.0% |- | [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} || 2.5% |- | [[French Americans|French]] {{flagicon|France}} || 1.6% |- | [[Italian Americans|Italian]] {{flagicon|Italy}} || 1.5% |} ==Government and politics== [[File:Washington, North Carolina municipal building.jpg|thumb|left|Washington Municipal Building]] Beaufort is a typical “[[Solid South]]” county in its voting patterns. It voted Democratic consistently up through 1964, even resisting the lure of voting against [[Al Smith]]’s Catholic faith and opposition to [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] in 1928 when North Carolina went Republican for the only time between 1876 and 1964. However, the increasing social and racial liberalism of the Democratic Party turned its electorate to [[George Wallace]] in 1968 and overwhelmingly to [[Richard Nixon]] against [[George McGovern]] four years later. Since then, Beaufort has been a strongly Republican county, with the last Democrat to carry it being [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976. Beaufort County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Mid-East Commission]] regional council of governments. {{PresHead|place=Beaufort County, North Carolina|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|17,296|9,049|227|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|16,437|9,633|245|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|14,543|8,764|631|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|13,977|9,435|208|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|13,460|9,454|96|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|12,432|7,025|65|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,531|6,634|148|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|8,154|6,172|889|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|7,337|6,445|2,198|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,190|5,352|28|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,284|5,987|33|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,773|6,024|240|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,677|5,728|62|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,915|2,901|112|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|2,669|3,232|5,686|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,595|6,090|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,694|6,039|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,277|5,730|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,404|5,429|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,055|4,675|300|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,133|4,706|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|936|5,528|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|964|6,133|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|839|5,552|40|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|2,521|3,533|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,502|3,048|93|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|2,266|3,522|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,274|1,957|1|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|295|1,605|609|North Carolina}} ==Education== [[Beaufort County Schools (North Carolina)|Beaufort County Schools]] is the local public school system. ==Communities== [[File:Map of Beaufort County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Beaufort County with municipal and township labels]] ===City=== * [[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]] (county seat and largest community) ===Towns=== * [[Aurora, North Carolina|Aurora]] * [[Bath, North Carolina|Bath]] * [[Belhaven, North Carolina|Belhaven]] * [[Chocowinity, North Carolina|Chocowinity]] * [[Pantego, North Carolina|Pantego]] * [[Washington Park, North Carolina|Washington Park]] ===Census-designated places=== * [[Bayview, North Carolina|Bayview]] * [[Cypress Landing, North Carolina|Cypress Landing]] * [[Pinetown, North Carolina|Pinetown]] * [[River Road, North Carolina|River Road]] ===Townships=== * Bath * Chocowinity * Long Acre * Pantego * Richland * Washington ===Other unincorporated communities=== * [[Blounts Creek, North Carolina|Blounts Creek]] * Edward * Royal ===Population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Beaufort County.<ref name="PopEstCities">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref> '''†''' = ''county seat'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Rank ! Name ! Type ! Population<br/>(2020 census) |- style="background:#fffacd;" | 1 |'''†''' '''[[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]]''' | City | 9,875 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 2 |'''[[River Road, North Carolina|River Road]]''' | CDP | 4,048 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 3 |'''[[Belhaven, North Carolina|Belhaven]]''' | Town | 1,410 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 4 |'''[[Chocowinity, North Carolina|Chocowinity]]''' | Town | 722 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 5 |'''[[Aurora, North Carolina|Aurora]]''' | Town | 455 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 6 |'''[[Washington Park, North Carolina|Washington Park]]''' | Town | 392 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 7 |'''[[Bayview, North Carolina|Bayview]]''' | CDP | 298 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 8 |'''[[Bath, North Carolina|Bath]]''' | Town | 245 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | 9 |'''[[Pantego, North Carolina|Pantego]]''' | Town | 164 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 10 |'''[[Pinetown, North Carolina|Pinetown]]''' | CDP | 147 |} ==See also== * [[List of counties in North Carolina]] * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, North Carolina]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{osmrelation|2528675}} * {{official website|http://www.co.beaufort.nc.us}} * [http://www.beaufortccc.edu/lotp Life on the Pamlico: A Publication of Beaufort County Community College] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120109081142/http://beaufort.countync.us/ ''The Beaufort Sun''] {{Geographic Location |Centre = Beaufort County, North Carolina |North = |Northeast = [[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]] |East = [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]] |Southeast = [[Pamlico County, North Carolina|Pamlico County]] |South = |Southwest = [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]] |West = [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]] |Northwest = [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]] }} {{Beaufort County, North Carolina}} {{North_Carolina}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Beaufort County, North Carolina| ]] [[Category:1739 establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1739]]
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