Bladen County | |
|---|---|
 Bladen County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Mother County | |
| Motto: "In God We Trust" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′N 78°32′W / 34.59°N 78.54°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Named for | Martin Bladen |
| Seat | Elizabethtown |
| Largest community | Elizabethtown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 887.78 sq mi (2,299.3 km2) |
| • Land | 875.03 sq mi (2,266.3 km2) |
| • Water | 12.75 sq mi (33.0 km2) 1.44% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,606 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 29,484 |
| • Density | 33.83/sq mi (13.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | bladennc |
Bladen County (/ˈbleɪdən/)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,606.[2] Its county seat is Elizabethtown.[3] The county was created in 1734 as Bladen Precinct and gained county status in 1739.[4]
- ^ Talk Like A Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2015.