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About Northampton County
Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,471. Its county seat is Jackson. Northampton County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Northampton County at a glance
- County seat
- Jackson
- Population
- 17,471 (2020)
- Land area
- 551 sq mi
- Founded
- 1741
Communities
Largest communities in Northampton County
- Gaston1,008
- Garysburg904
- Rich Square894
- Conway752
- Woodland557
History of Northampton County
The area was first organized under English colonial authority as the Albemarle Precinct. In 1729 part of Albemarle was split off to form Bertie Precinct. In 1739 all former precincts became counties. Northampton County was formed from part of Bertie County in 1741. It was named for James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton. In 1759 parts of Northampton County, Bertie County, and Chowan County were combined to form Hertford County. In 1959, the county went to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the use of a literacy test as a requirement to vote. In Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections, the court held that, provided the tests were applied equally to all races and were not "merely a device to make racial discrimination easy," they were allowable. Congress subsequently prohibited use of such tests under the National Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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