Back Lenoir County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة لينوير (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Lenoir County, North Carolina BAR Лънор (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian লেনইর কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Lenoir Gông (North Carolina) CDO Ленуар (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Lenoir County CEB Lenoir County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Lenoir County German
Lenoir County | |
|---|---|
 Lenoir County Courthouse in Kinston | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′N 77°38′W / 35.24°N 77.64°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1791 |
| Named for | William Lenoir |
| Seat | Kinston |
| Largest community | Kinston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 401.37 sq mi (1,039.5 km2) |
| • Land | 399.09 sq mi (1,033.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.28 sq mi (5.9 km2) 0.57% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 55,122 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 54,895 |
| • Density | 138.12/sq mi (53.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | lenoircountync |
Lenoir County (/lɛˈnɔːr/ le-NOR)[1] is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,122.[2] Its county seat is Kinston,[3] located on the Neuse River, across which the county has its territory.
Lenoir County comprises the Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Talk Like a Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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