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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 13,093. Its county seat is Eastville6.
Northampton and Accomack Counties comprise the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Also note: The county is the epicenter of a late eocene meteor strike. See Chesapeake Bay impact crater
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1632 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1632 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1632 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1642 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1706 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 6,889
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| 1800 | 6,763
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| 1810 | 7,474
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| 1820 | 7,705
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| 1830 | 8,641
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| 1840 | 7,715
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| 1850 | 7,498
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| 1860 | 7,832
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| 1870 | 8,046
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| 1880 | 9,152
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| 1890 | 10,313
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| 1900 | 13,770
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| 1910 | 16,672
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| 1920 | 17,852
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| 1930 | 18,565
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| 1940 | 17,597
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| 1950 | 17,300
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| 1960 | 16,966
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| 1970 | 14,442
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| 1980 | 14,625
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| 1990 | 13,061
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