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Also known as Southampton County, Virginia, Southampton County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Virginia
Named after
either Southampton , England, or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Seat
Courtland
Largest town
Courtland
Total
602 sq mi (1,560 km )
Land
599 sq mi (1,550 km )
Water
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025
18,110
Density
30/sq mi (12/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts
4th , 2nd
Website
southamptoncounty.org

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Encyclopedic overview

Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,996. Its county seat is Courtland.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Southampton County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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