Vance County, North Carolina
Vance County | |
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Vance County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′N 78°25′W / 36.37°N 78.41°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Named after | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Seat | Henderson |
| Largest community | Henderson |
| Area | |
• Total | 268.69 sq mi (695.9 km2) |
| • Land | 252.40 sq mi (653.7 km2) |
| • Water | 16.29 sq mi (42.2 km2) 6.06% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,578 |
• Estimate (2023) | 42,301 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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Vance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,578. Its county seat is Henderson. Vance County comprises the Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.