Bath
Beaufort · USGS GNIS name record 1018985
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These Census tracts have reference points near Bath. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9306 ↗
Beaufort County · NC
- Population
- 3,160
- Median home value
- $274,800
Census tract 9307 ↗
Beaufort County · NC
- Population
- 2,531
- Median home value
- $351,400
Census tract 9305.02 ↗
Beaufort County · NC
- Population
- 3,444
- Median home value
- $182,300
Census tract 9305.01 ↗
Beaufort County · NC
- Population
- 3,822
- Median home value
- $246,600
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Bath ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located in central Beaufort County, at the junction of Bath Creek and Back Creek, 24 km (15 mi) east southeast of Washington, NC.
Settled in 1690 and incorporated in 1705. This is the oldest town in North Carolina, and served as the county seat from 1696 to 1785, when it was changed to Washington. Contains the oldest church building in North Carolina, Saint Thomas Church, built in 1734. (NC-T11/p26)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c