Pasquotank Camden Library

 

PATRONS GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

 

 

  What was Elizabeth City called before getting the name it has now?

   A.  Shingle Landing, The Narrows, Redding and Elizabeth Town

    (Elizabeth City Days Gone By)

 

 

Census for North Carolina cities and counties 

 A.  http://www.fedstats.gov

 B.  http://www.findnc.org

 

North Carolina Counties

 

North Carolina Slave Narratives

 A.  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/mesnbibVolumes1.html

 B.  http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/asn00.htm

 

Why is Pasquotank County referred to as the Albemarle area?

    A.  http://www.carolana.com/pasquotank_county_nc.html

 

Governors of North Carolina

     A.  http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/stgovt/governor.htm#governors

     B.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_governors_ofnorth_carolina#state_of_north_carolina.2c_1776-present

 

Voting in Pasquotank County

     A.  http://www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/departments/board/more.htm

 

Census in Pasquotank County

 

The total population of Pasquotank County as of July 1, 2007 is 40,880 which is an increase of 912 or 2.3%.  The population of Elizabeth City is 19,789 which is an increase of 374 and the unincorporated area of the county is 21,091 which is an increase of 538.  These population numbers are used for distributing certain state-shared revenues.

 

Latitude and longitude of Elizabeth City

    A.  http://www.travelpost.com/NA/USA/North_Carolina/Elizabeth_City2/3904823

    B.  http://www.city-data.com

 

Why is television going from current tv broadcast technology to digital?

   Digital television provides a clearer picture and more programming but also does it more efficiently, using less of the airwaves.  Digital broadcasting will free up some of the nation's airwaves for firefighters and police to better communicate during emergencies and will allow consumers access to next-generation wireless service.

 

New Jersey statutes

     A.  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

     B.  http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml

 

Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public School System report

    A.  School population is down by 93 students from last year although some are up due to the No Child Left Behind program

 

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
10 Day Enrollment Information
Day 10
9/8/2008
															2007-08
School	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TOTAL	TOTAL	Incr/Decr
Central	63	52	57	66	75	53								366	376	-10
Sawyer	95	94	96	105	77	91								558	555	3
Pasq. Elem.	60	59	56	68	52	66								361	426	-65
Moore	98	92	90	71	86	74								511	426	85
Sheep	44	43	42	50	33	35								247	247	0
Weeksville	57	74	63	58	76	52								380	366	14
Northside	108	79	105	88	96	100								576	583	-7
ECMS							211	203	221					635	651	-16
RRMS							208	216	254					678	684	-6
NHS										241	259	196	184	880	914	-34
PCHS										254	230	205	177	866	926	-60
HLTCS							0	10	8	10	12	6	5	51	48	3
TOTAL 2008-09	525	493	509	506	495	471	419	429	483	505	501	407	366	6109	6202	-93
2007-08	481	534	524	508	492	440	438	473	437	561	473	433	408	6202
Incr/Decr	44	-41	-15	-2	3	31	-19	-44	46	-56	28	-26	-42	-93
2006-07	520	542	502	489	449	439	469	409	501	580	485	487	376	6248
2005-06	502	496	473	435	416	463	404	491	480	596	546	440	349	6091

 

The Pasquotank County Courthouse was erected in what year?

   A.  1882, twenty years after the previous one had burned

       On the Shores of the Pasquotank,  pg. 172

 

Presidential Election 2008 for Pasquotank County

Pasquotank County has 28,341 registered voters and 18,172 voters voted in the election.  That was a 64.12% turnout which almost exactly equaled the state average

 

2007-08 ECPPS Dropout Rate Lowest in 10 Years

According to information published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the 2007-08 high school dropout rate for the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank School District was its lowest in a decade, coming in at 4.26 percent.

 

Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker

    A.  http://www.easybib.com