Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County
	Harnett County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1855
Seat	Lillington
Largest community	Anderson Creek
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 601.22 sq mi (1,557 km²); 594.93 sq mi (1,541 km²); 6.29 sq mi (16 km²), 1.05
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.harnett.org
	Named for: Cornelius Harnett

Harnett County is a county in the state of North Carolina, United States. In 2020, 133,568 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Lillington.

History

The county was made in 1855 from Cumberland County. It was named for Cornelius Harnett.

These cities and towns are in Harnett County:

Harnett County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1855
Seat	Lillington
Largest community	Anderson Creek
Area - Total - Land - Water	601.22 sq mi (1,557 km²) 594.93 sq mi (1,541 km²) 6.29 sq mi (16 km²), 1.05
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.harnett.org
Named for: Cornelius Harnett