Nash County, North Carolina
county in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nash County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2020, 94,970 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Nashville.
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Nash County | |
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Motto: "Where Business meets Opportunity" | |
Coordinates: 35°57′57″N 77°59′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | 1777 |
Named for | Francis Nash |
Seat | Nashville |
Largest community | Rocky Mount |
Area | |
• Total | 542.82 sq mi (1,405.9 km2) |
• Land | 540.44 sq mi (1,399.7 km2) |
• Water | 2.38 sq mi (6.2 km2) 0.44% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 94,970 |
• Density | 175.73/sq mi (67.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | nashcountync |
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The county was made in 1777 from Edgecombe County. It was named for Brigadier General Francis Nash, who had been wounded that year at the Battle of Germantown.
In 1855 parts of Nash County, Edgecombe County, Johnston County, and Wayne County were combined to make Wilson County.
Nash County is part of the regional Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments.
These counties are connected to Nash County:
- Halifax County, North Carolina - north
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina - east
- Wilson County, North Carolina - south
- Johnston County, North Carolina - southwest
- Franklin County, North Carolina - west
- Wake County, North Carolina - southwest
These are the cities and towns in Nash County:
- Bailey
- Battleboro
- Castalia
- Dortches
- Middlesex
- Momeyer
- Nashville
- Red Oak
- Rocky Mount
- Spring Hope
- Whitakers
- "QuickFacts: Nash County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- Nash County government official website Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine