Map of Elizabethtown town, North Carolina

Elizabethtown is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,583 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bladen County.

Elizabethtown town overview:
Name:	Elizabethtown town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Bladen County
Elevation:	108 ft (33 m)
Total Area:	5.11 sq mi (13.24 km²)
Land Area:	5.07 sq mi (13.13 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	3,296
Population Density:	650.23/sq mi (251.05/km²)
ZIP code:	28337
FIPS code:	3720600
GNISfeature ID:	1025308
Website:	www.elizabethtownnc.org

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History

Some hold Elizabethtown is named for Elizabeth, the wife of George Carteret, while others believe it was named for the love interest of a local landowner.

In the 1970s Elizabethtown more than doubled its size through annexation, increasing from about 1400 square feet to 3700 square feet in area.

The Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Trinity Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Elizabethtown is located at 34°37′32″N 78°36′44″W / 34.62556°N 78.61222°W / 34.62556; -78.61222 (34.625691, −78.612270).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km), of which 4.6 square miles (12.0 km) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.73%, is water.

Browns Creek, a tributary to the Cape Fear River, drains the south side of Elizabethtown.