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Northampton County, Virginia

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About Northampton County

Northampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,282. Its county seat is Eastville. Northampton and Accomack Counties are a part of the larger Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Northampton County at a glance

County seat
Eastville
Population
12,282 (2020)
Land area
795 sq mi
Founded
1634

Communities

Largest communities in Northampton County

  1. Exmorepopulation 1,473
  2. Cape Charlespopulation 1,178
  3. Nassawadoxpopulation 533
  4. Cheritonpopulation 486
  5. Eastville County seatpopulation 300

History

History of Northampton County

When English colonists first arrived in the area in the early 1600s, the Virginia Eastern Shore region was governed by Debedeavon (aka "The Laughing King"), who was the paramount chief of the Accomac people, which numbered around 2,000 at the time. The former name of the county was Accomac Shire, one of the original eight shires of Virginia created in 1634 after the founding of the first settlement at Jamestown in 1607. In 1642, the name was changed to Northampton County by the colonists. In 1663, Northampton County was split into two counties that still exist today. The northern two-thirds took the original "Accomac" name (Accomack County), while the southern third to the Point Cape Charles remained as Northampton.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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