Southampton County

Summary

Southampton County is a county of Virginia^[1]. It draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #30 of 99).^[2]

Key Facts

• Southampton County is located in Virginia^[3].
• Southampton County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Southampton County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[5].
• Southampton County's capital is recorded as Courtland^[6].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Surry County^[7].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin^[8].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Isle of Wight County^[9].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk^[10].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Greensville County^[11].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Sussex County^[12].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Hertford County^[13].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Gates County^[14].
• Southampton County's shares border with is recorded as Northampton County^[15].
• Southampton is named after Southampton County^[16].
• Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton is named after Southampton County^[17].
• Southampton County's Commons category is recorded as Southampton County, Virginia^[18].
• 1749 marks the founding of Southampton County^[19].
• Southampton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.770833333333, 'lon': -77.160555555556}^[20].
• Southampton County's official website is recorded as http://www.southamptoncounty.org^[21].
• Southampton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southampton County, Virginia^[22].
• Southampton County has a population of {'amount': '+18570'}^[23].
• Southampton County has a population of {'amount': '+18564'}^[24].
• Southampton County has a population of {'amount': '+18543'}^[25].
• Southampton County has a population of {'amount': '+18376'}^[26].
• Southampton County has a population of {'amount': '+18128'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Southampton County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Southampton County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1560'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18570'}^[23], {'amount': '+18564'}^[24], {'amount': '+18543'}^[25], {'amount': '+18376'}^[26], {'amount': '+18128'}^[27], and {'amount': '+18109'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Southampton County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia^[5].

History and Context

1749 marks the founding of Southampton County^[19]. Things named after include Southampton^[16], a city^[30], in United Kingdom^[31] and Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton^[17], an aristocrat^[32], 1573–1624^[33], of Kingdom of England^[34], awarded the Knight of the Garter^[35].

Why It Matters

Southampton County draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #30 of 99).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]