Johnston County, North Carolina

Johnston County
	Johnston County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	June 28, 1746; (279 years ago)
Seat	Smithfield
Largest community	Clayton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 795.65 sq mi (2,061 km²); 792.02 sq mi (2,051 km²); 3.63 sq mi (9 km²), 0.46
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: johnstonnc.com
	Named for: Gabriel Johnston

Johnston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 215,999 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Smithfield.

History

The county was made in 1746 from Craven County. It was named for Gabriel Johnston, who used to be the governor of North Carolina.

In 1752 parts of Johnston County, Bladen County, and Granville County were combined to form Orange County. In 1758 the eastern part of Johnston County became Dobbs County. In 1770 parts of Johnston County, Cumberland County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. And in 1855 parts of Johnston County, Edgecombe County, Nash County, and Wayne County were combined to form Wilson County.

Johnston County is a member of the regional Triangle J Council of Governments.

These counties are connected to Johnston County:

These cities and towns are in Johnston County:

Johnston County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	June 28, 1746 (279 years ago) (1746-06-28)
Seat	Smithfield
Largest community	Clayton
Area - Total - Land - Water	795.65 sq mi (2,061 km²) 792.02 sq mi (2,051 km²) 3.63 sq mi (9 km²), 0.46
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: johnstonnc.com
Named for: Gabriel Johnston