Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 7463
Land area (2000): 8.937017 sq. miles (23.146766 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.624917 sq. miles (1.618527 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.561934 sq. miles (24.765293 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20580
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 36.295585 N, 76.224954 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27909
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Elizabeth City
Wikipedia
Elizabeth City (or Elizabeth Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company of London, acting in accordance with instructions issued by Sir George Yeardley, Governor.
The plantations and developments were divided into four political divisions, called "incorporations", "burroughs", or "cities". These were James City, Charles City, Henrico City, and Kiccowtan or Kecoughtan (later Elizabeth City). Each of the four "citties" (sic) extended across the James River, the main conduit of transportation of the era.
In 1634, under the authority of Charles I of England, Virginia was divided into eight counties, or shires. One of them was Elizabeth City Shire, later Elizabeth City County. Elizabeth City County existed until 1952, when it was incorporated as the independent city of Hampton, Virginia.
Usage examples of "elizabeth city".
But every now and then they tuned in to stations from Wilmington or Elizabeth City or Norfolk up in Virginia.