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Northumberland County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Northumberland
- Seat
- Heathsville
- Largest community
- Heathsville
- Total
- 286 sq mi (740 km )
- Land
- 191 sq mi (490 km )
- Water
- 94 sq mi (240 km ) 33.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,557
- Density
- 62.0/sq mi (23.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .co .northumberland .va .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Northumberland
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Capital
- Heathsville
- Population
- 11839
- Area
- 740
- Shares border with
- St. Mary's County
- Official website
- www.co.northumberland.va.us
- Image
- Northumberland County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 5686
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- water as percent of area
- 33
- native label
- Northumberland County
- Commons category
- Northumberland County, Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Northumberland County, Virginia
- inception
- 1648-00-00
- different from
- Northumberland County
- per capita income
- 38679
- located in/on physical feature
- Northern Neck
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Encyclopedic overview
Northumberland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 11,839. Its county seat is Heathsville. The county is located on the Northern Neck and is part of the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA winemaking appellation.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Northumberland County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.