<Tr> <Td> Pitt County </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Greenville </Td> <Td> 1760 </Td> <Td> Beaufort County </Td> <Td> William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708--1778), Secretary of State during the French and Indian War and was later Prime Minister of Great Britain </Td> <Td> 7005171134000000000 ♠ 171,134 </Td> <Td> 7002655000000000000 ♠ 655 sq mi (7003169600000000000 ♠ 1,696 km) </Td> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polk County </Td> <Td> 149 </Td> <Td> Columbus </Td> <Td> 1855 </Td> <Td> Henderson County and Rutherford County </Td> <Td> William Polk (1758--1834), officer in the American Revolutionary War and first president of the State Bank of North Carolina </Td> <Td> 7004202560000000000 ♠ 20,256 </Td> <Td> 7002239000000000000 ♠ 239 sq mi (7002619000000000000 ♠ 619 km) </Td> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Randolph County </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> Asheboro </Td> <Td> 1779 </Td> <Td> Guilford County </Td> <Td> Peyton Randolph (c. 1721--1755), the first President of the Continental Congress </Td> <Td> 7005142358000000000 ♠ 142,358 </Td> <Td> 7002790000000000000 ♠ 790 sq mi (7003204600000000000 ♠ 2,046 km) </Td> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richmond County </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Rockingham </Td> <Td> 1779 </Td> <Td> Anson County </Td> <Td> Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735--1806), a firm supporter of the American colonists and advocated removal of British troops </Td> <Td> 7004466110000000000 ♠ 46,611 </Td> <Td> 7002480000000000000 ♠ 480 sq mi (7003124300000000000 ♠ 1,243 km) </Td> <Td> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr>

List of counties in nc with cities listed