Local Wiki
Chowan County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Mondays of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Chowan County Public Safety Center, 305 West Freemason Street, Edenton, NC 27932.
- Register of Deeds
- Lynn C. Gilliard · 252.482.2619 · lynn.gilliard@chowan.nc.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.chowancounty-nc.gov/index.asp?SEC=F7C8467A-5984-404B-85D8-35F8F362CC35
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members (3 two-member districts and 1 at-large seat) serving staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Bob Kirby. Vice Chairman: Larry McLaughlin.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Edenton-Chowan Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire District. · Emergency Services District
- Edenton Fire Department · Emergency Services District
- The Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Bear Swamp Drainage District 3 · Special District · Drainage
- Burnt Mill Drainage District · Special District · Drainage
- Chowan County Drainage District 1 · Special District · Drainage
- Chowan Soil and Water Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)