Welcome to Johnston County ...
Time Zone: Johnston County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Smithfield is the Seat for Johnston County.
Johnston County was founded in 1746 and was created by taking area from Craven County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnston had a population of 209,786 people. This is an increase of 24.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 168,878 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnston represented 1.77% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Johnston County:
- Archer Lodge
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
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- Benson
- Clayton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Clayton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton<2>
- Four Oaks
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks<2>
- Kenly
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly<2>
- Micro
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pine Level
- Princeton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton<2>
- Selma
- Smithfield
- Wilson's Mills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Johnston County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Harnett County
- Nash County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |