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Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Statesville
Year Organized: 1788
Square Miles: 574
 		 Court House:

PO Box 788
County Government Center
Statesville, NC 28687-0788
Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of James Iredell of Edenton. He was one of the leaders of the State advocating the adoption of the Federal Constitution.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Iredell was formed in 1788 from Rowan. It was named in honor of James Iredell of Edenton. He was one of the leaders of the State advocating the adoption of the Federal Constitution. Washington appointed him a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1790. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie counties. The present land area is 575.57 square miles and the 2000 population was 122,660. Statesville, established in 1789, is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Rowan,
  • Cabarrus
  • Mecklenburg
  • Lincoln
  • Catawba
  • Alexander
  • Wilkes
  • Yadkin
  • Davie
Cities and Towns:
- Harmony town Incorporated Area
- Love Valley town Incorporated Area
- Mooresville town Incorporated Area
- Statesville (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Troutman town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

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