Burke County, North Carolina

Burke County
	Burke County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1777
Seat	Morganton
Largest community	Morganton
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 514.24 sq mi (1,332 km²); 506.24 sq mi (1,311 km²); 8.00 sq mi (21 km²), 1.56
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.burkenc.org
	Named for: Thomas Burke

Burke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 87,570 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Morganton.

History

The county was made in 1777 from Rowan County. In 1791 parts of Burke County and Rutherford County were made into Buncombe County. In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were made into Yancey County. In 1841 parts of Burke County and Wilkes County were made into Caldwell County. In 1842 more parts of Burke County and Rutherford County were made into McDowell County. And in 1861 parts of Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were made into Mitchell County.

These counties are connected to Burke County:

These cities and towns are in Burke County:

Table Rock Mountain, as seen from the Chimneys. Linville Gorge Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Map of Burke County with municipal and township labels

Burke County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1777
Seat	Morganton
Largest community	Morganton
Area - Total - Land - Water	514.24 sq mi (1,332 km²) 506.24 sq mi (1,311 km²) 8.00 sq mi (21 km²), 1.56
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.burkenc.org
Named for: Thomas Burke