Map of Duplin County, North Carolina

Duplin County (/ˈduːplɪn/) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,715. Its county seat is Kenansville.

Duplin County overview:
Name:	Duplin County
FIPS code:	37-061
State:	North Carolina
Founded:	1750
Named for:	Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
Seat:	Kenansville
Largest town:	Wallace
Total Area:	822 sq mi (2,130 km²)
Land Area:	816 sq mi (2,110 km²)
Total Population:	48,515
Population Density:	59.5/sq mi (23.0/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	www.duplincountync.com

Duplin County location map. Where is Duplin County?

Duplin County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Duplin County. — Location of Duplin County in the the United States.

Duplin County location on the North Carolina map. Where is Duplin County. — Location of Duplin County in North Carolina.

History

The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (later 9th Earl of Kinnoull), as he was known when he served on the Board of Trade and Plantations in England in the 1740s.

In 1784, the western part of Duplin County became Sampson County.

John Miller, a merchant in Duplin, was appointed as postmaster. In the 19th century, he migrated to Leon County in the panhandle of Florida, with other North Carolinians during the period of Indian Removal in the 1830s–1840s. There, he developed a successful cotton plantation. He called it Miccosukee Plantation, after one of the Seminole bands. (They are now a federally recognized tribe.)

Duplin County Road Map

Duplin CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Duplin County, North Carolina. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Duplin CountyMap — Duplin Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 822 square miles (2,130 km), of which 816 square miles (2,110 km) are land and 5.5 square miles (14 km) (0.7%) are covered by water.

State and local protected area

Angola Bay Game Land (part)
Cabin Lake County Park

Major water bodies

Doctors Creek
Goshen Swamp
Groove Creek
Island Creek
Limestone Creek
Little Limestone Creek
Maxwell Creek
Millers Creek
Northeast Cape Fear River
Stewards Creek

Adjacent counties

Wayne County – north
Lenoir County – northeast
Jones County – east
Onslow County – east
Pender County – south
Sampson County – west

Major highways

I-40
Future I-795 (Concurrency with US 117)
US 117
US 117 Alt.
US 117 Conn.
US 421
NC 11
NC 24
NC 24 Bus.
NC 41
NC 50
NC 111
NC 241
NC 403
NC 903

Major infrastructure

Duplin County Airport – Kenansville
Eagles Nest Airport (6N9) – Potters Hill
Henderson Field Airport (ACZ) – Wallace