Duplin County

Duplin County, located in North Carolina, has a population of 48,715 people according to the 2020 census. Kenansville serves as the county seat. The county was established in 1750 from New Hanover County and was named after Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin (later 9th Earl of Kinnoull), who was a member of the Board of Trade and Plantations in England during the 1740s.