Pasquotank County
… was formed by 1681 as a precinct of Albemarle County. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Albemarle Sound and by Perquimans, Gates, and Camden Counties. The name of the county is from the Indian word pāsk-e'tan-ki (where the current [of the stream] divides or forks). Area: 290 sq. mi. (229, land; 61, water). County seat: Elizabeth City, with an elevation of 12 ft. Townships are Elizabeth City, Mount Hermon, Newland, Nixonton, Providence, and Salem. Produces corn, soybeans, potatoes, cabbage, miscellaneous vegetables, cotton, hogs, livestock, textiles, ships, lumber, hosiery, apparel, paper boxes, and industrial machinery.
