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Debra Westbrook2018-07-01 08:00:532018-07-05 13:53:24Volume XL Number 3 July 1, 2018 TOCAbout Sampson County
Formed from neighboring Duplin County in April 1784 at 947 square miles, Sampson County is geographically the second largest county in North Carolina, and has a population of around 64,623. Our county is part of the 7th Congressional District with the largest city, Clinton, as the county seat.
The county is named after John Sampson, a Scot-Irish born in 1719. John immigrated to North Carolina somewhere in the 1730’s to 1740’s. He was a politician, farmer, and Revolutionary War Military officer.
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