[6] In 1852, the General Assembly passed several acts to improve regulation of towns, including Clinton.

As part of the "Act for the Better Regulation of the Town of Clinton in the County of Sampson," the General Assembly appointed five commissioners: James Moseley, Isaac Boykin, Dr. Henry Bizzel, John Beaman, and Alfred Johnson.

The corporate limits of the town at that time extended a half mile each way from the courthouse.

[7] The first records of an election were in February 1852 and the first tax rate was $0.50 per $100 valuation of real property.

He was inaugurated in March 1853 in Havana, Cuba, the only American executive official to be sworn in on foreign soil.

Clinton had a minor league baseball team in the Tobacco State League from 1946 to 1950, which was the last stop in the colorful career of Brooklyn Dodgers All-star pitcher Van Lingle Mungo.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,383 people, 3,213 households, and 1,826 families residing in the city.