Granville County, North Carolina

Granville County
County
Granville County Courthouse
Motto:  "Combining historic beauty with rich resources for tomorrow"
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°18′00″N 78°39′27″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Established	June 28, 1746 (1746-06-28)
Named for	John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
Seat	Oxford
Largest community	Butner
Area
• Total	537.59 sq mi (1,392.4 km2)
• Land	531.99 sq mi (1,377.8 km2)
• Water	5.60 sq mi (14.5 km2)  1.04%
Population  (2020)
• Total	60,992
• Density	114.65/sq mi (44.27/km2)
Congressional district	4th
Website	granvillecounty.org

Granville County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2020, 60,992 people lived there. Its county seat is Oxford.

History

The county was made in 1746 from Edgecombe County.

In 1752 parts of Granville County, Bladen County, and Johnston County were combined to form Orange County. In 1764 the eastern part of Granville County became Bute County. And in 1881 parts of Granville County, Franklin County, and Warren County were combined to form Vance County.

Government

Granville County is part of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.

Bordoring Counties

The counties border, or connect to, Granville County:

• Mecklenburg County, Virginia - north
• Vance County, North Carolina - east
• Franklin County, North Carolina - southeast
• Wake County, North Carolina - south
• Durham County, North Carolina - southwest
• Person County, North Carolina - west
• Halifax County, Virginia - north-northwest

Cities and towns

These cities and towns are in Granville County:

• Butner
• Creedmoor
• Oxford
• Stem
• Stovall

Other websites

• Granville County government official website
• Granville County Chamber of Commerce
• Granville County Historical Society/Museums Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine