Region: Coastal
Plain
County Seat: Gatesville (1830)
Population: 10,5161
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Gates
was formed from Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans counties in 1779. It is in the northeastern section of the State and
is bounded by Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan and Hertford counties,
and the state of Virginia.2
 Additional County History
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