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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 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.
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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