Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States

E101808

city county seat

Elizabeth City is a small coastal city in northeastern North Carolina known as a historic port on the Pasquotank River and the birthplace of whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Elizabeth City, North Carolina	7
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	252 ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demographicsNote	majority African American and White population mix ⓘ
distanceToNorfolkVirginia	about 50 miles ⓘ
foundedIn	1793 ⓘ
governingBody	Elizabeth City City Council ⓘ
governmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasAirport	Elizabeth City Regional Airport ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Elizabeth City Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricRole	regional commercial and shipping center ⓘ
hasMilitaryFacility	U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City ⓘ surface form: Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City
hasNickname	Harbor of Hospitality ⓘ
hasUniversity	Elizabeth City State University ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn	1889 ⓘ
incorporatedAsTownIn	1793 ⓘ
isBirthplaceOf	false for Edward Snowden ⓘ
isCoastalCity	true ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	Pasquotank County, North Carolina ⓘ
isPortCity	true ⓘ
knownFor	Elizabeth City State University ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City ⓘ historic port on the Pasquotank River ⓘ
locatedIn	Camden County, North Carolina ⓘ Pasquotank County, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Inner Banks ⓘ Northeastern North Carolina ⓘ
locatedNear	Albemarle Sound ⓘ Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
locatedOn	Pasquotank River ⓘ
majorHighway	U.S. Route 158 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Elizabeth City, Virginia ⓘ
notableNearbyWaterway	Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ surface form: Intracoastal Waterway
partOf	East Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States East Coast
partOfMetropolitanArea	Elizabeth City ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth City micropolitan area
population	approximately 18,000 (2020 census) ⓘ
postalCode	27909 ⓘ
previousName	Elizabethtown ⓘ Redding ⓘ
primaryCountyFunction	administrative center of Pasquotank County ⓘ
primaryRiver	Pasquotank River ⓘ
region	Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Albemarle region
state	North Carolina ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ