Southampton County, Virginia

Southampton County
County
Southampton County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°46′15″N 77°09′38″W / 36.7708°N 77.1606°W / 36.7708; -77.1606
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1749
Named for	either Southampton, England, or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Seat	Courtland
Largest town	Courtland
Area
• Total	602 sq mi (1,560 km2)
• Land	599 sq mi (1,550 km2)
• Water	3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,996
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 2nd
Website	www.southamptoncounty.org

Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,996.^[1] Its county seat is Courtland.^[2]