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About Harnett County
Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest community is Anderson Creek. Harnett County is part of the Anderson Creek, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Harnett County at a glance
- County seat
- Lillington
- Population
- 133,568 (2020)
- Land area
- 601 sq mi
- Founded
- 1855
Communities
Largest communities in Harnett County
- Dunn8,446
- Angier5,265
- Lillington county seat4,735
- Erwin4,542
- Buies Creek3,253
History of Harnett County
Harnett County was formed in 1855 from land given by Cumberland County. It was named for American Revolutionary war soldier Cornelius Harnett, who was also a delegate to the Continental Congress. The first settlers came to the region in the mid-1720s, and were followed by Highland Scots immigrants. The Scots settled in the foothills, where land was more affordable, rather than in the rich alluvial soil area of the coastal plain. After the defeat by the British of Bonny Prince Charles at Culloden, Scots immigrants came up the Cape Fear River in ever increasing numbers and settled in western Harnett County. British immigrants had settled primarily along the banks of the Cape Fear River in the coastal area, generally from Erwin to Wilmington. During the American Revolutionary War, many of the Scots were Loyalists.
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