Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County is a county in North Carolina. In 2020, 1,115,482 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Charlotte.
History
The county was created in 1762. It was split from Anson County. It was named in honor of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Communities
Mecklenburg County has seven municipalities including the City of Charlotte and the towns of Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville (north of Charlotte); and the towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville (south and southeast of Charlotte). Small portions of Stallings and Weddington are also in Mecklenburg County, though most of those towns are in Union County.
City
- Charlotte (county seat)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Townships
- Berryhill
- Charlotte
- Clear Creek
- Crab Orchard
- Deweese
- Huntersville
- Lemley
- Long Creek
- Mallard Creek
- Morning Star
- Paw Creek
- Pineville
- Providence
- Sharon (extinct)
- Steele Creek
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Media
Population grew 2.5% per year from 1970 to 2008
Data represents January 1990 to November 2009
Data represents January 1990 to November 2009
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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