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Northampton County

county in North Carolina, United States

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Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Named after: James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton
Seat: Jackson
Largest community: Gaston
Total: 550.56 sq mi (1,425.9 km )
Land: 536.70 sq mi (1,390.0 km )
Water: 13.86 sq mi (35.9 km ) 2.52%
Estimate 2025: 16,491
Density: 32.553/sq mi (12.569/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: www .northamptonnc .com

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Northampton County (/nɔːrˈθæmptən/ nor-THAMP-tən) 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.

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