Northampton County

Also known as Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton County, VA

county in Virginia, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Seat: Eastville
Largest town: Exmore
Total: 795 sq mi (2,060 km )
Land: 212 sq mi (550 km )
Water: 584 sq mi (1,510 km ) 73.4%
Estimate 2025: 11,879
Density: 57.9/sq mi (22.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: www .co .northampton .va .us

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Wikidata facts

Population: 12282
Area: 2060
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.co.northampton.va.us
Image: Eastville Courthouse.JPG
Households: 5151

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Commons category: Northampton County, Virginia
inception: 1634-00-00
per capita income: 31959
water as percent of area: 73.4
native label: Northampton County

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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.

The county is the center of the late Eocene meteor strike that resulted in the Chesapeake Bay impact crater. The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is part of the Eastville Historic District at the county seat.