Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Founding: 1741 Parent counties: Beaufort, Bertie, and Craven Namesake: Richard Edgcumbe, English politician Seat: Enfield (1741–1759); Redman's Field (1759–1764); Tarboro (1764–) Land area: 505 square miles Population (2020): 48,900 Population (historic): 10,265 (1790); 15,708 (1840); 22,970 (1870); 26,591 (1900); 47,894 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1880; 1890–1960; 1970–1990; 2000s Subdivisions: One city; nine towns National Register listings: 37 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,247 (9.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $623 Average outbuilding value (1930): $395 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,840 Average farm size (1920): 36.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Tarboro Namesake: The