Duplin County
| Duplin County, North Carolina | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1750 | |
| Named for | Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin | |
| Seat | Kenansville | |
| Largest town | Wallace | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 822 sq mi (2,129 km2) | |
| • Land | 816 sq mi (2,113 km2) | |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 0.7% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 58,505 | |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 7th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Coordinates: 34°56′N 77°56′W / 34.94°N 77.93°W
Duplin /ˈduːplɪn/ County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,505. Its county seat is Kenansville.
The county was formed in 1750 from New Hanover County. It was named for Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin, later 9th Earl of Kinnoull.
In 1784 the western part of Duplin County became Sampson County.
One of Duplin's favorite sons, John Miller, was a postmaster and merchant in Duplin. He migrated to Leon County, Florida, with other North Carolinians in the 1830s-1840s and established a successful cotton plantation called Miccosukee Plantation.
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