Back Bladen County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة بلادين (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Bladen County, North Carolina BAR Блейдън (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ব্লাডেন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Bladen Gông (North Carolina) CDO Блейден (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Bladen County CEB Bladen County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Bladen County German

Bladen County, North Carolina

Bladen County
County
Bladen County Courthouse
Bladen County Courthouse
Flag of Bladen County
Flag
Official seal of Bladen County
Seal
Nickname: 
The Mother County
Motto: 
"In God We Trust"
Map of North Carolina highlighting Bladen County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°35′N 78°32′W / 34.59°N 78.54°W / 34.59; -78.54
Country United States
State North Carolina
Founded1734
Named forMartin Bladen
SeatElizabethtown
Largest communityElizabethtown
Area
 • Total
887.78 sq mi (2,299.3 km2)
 • Land875.03 sq mi (2,266.3 km2)
 • Water12.75 sq mi (33.0 km2)  1.44%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
29,606
 • Estimate 
(2023)
29,484
 • Density33.83/sq mi (13.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district7th
Websitebladennc.govoffice3.com

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "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.

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