Chowan County, North Carolina
Founding: 1671 Parent county: Albemarle Namesake: The Chowan River Seat: Edenton (1715–) Land area: 173 square miles Population (2020): 13,708 Population (historic): 4,988 (1790); 6,690 (1840); 6,450 (1870); 10,258 (1900); 11,282 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–1950; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One town; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 742 (10.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 25.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $750 Average outbuilding value (1930): $424 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,028 Average farm size (1920): 33 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Edenton Names...