Vance County | |
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_03_(cropped).jpg) Vance County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′N 78°25′W / 36.37°N 78.41°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Named for | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Seat | Henderson |
| Largest community | Henderson |
| Area | |
• Total | 268.69 sq mi (695.9 km2) |
| • Land | 252.40 sq mi (653.7 km2) |
| • Water | 16.29 sq mi (42.2 km2) 6.06% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,578 |
• Estimate (2023) | 42,301 |
| • Density | 168.69/sq mi (65.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Vance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,578.[1] Its county seat is Henderson.[2]
Vance County comprises the Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.