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Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. [1] Its county seat is Rutherfordton. [2] Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 61 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Forest City.
Gilbert Town Historic District is an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. From 1776 to 1783, Gilbert Town was an important trading center and served as a camp for both Patriot and Loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War. Gilbert Town ...
The town of Rutherfordton was founded in 1787 to serve as the new seat of Rutherford County, taking over from Gilbert Town. Its foundation was planned by a committee appointed by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The committee purchased 50 acres of land [6] on Cleghorn Creek from landowner James Adair. The plots included a hill safe from ...
This map shows the "Alternative Rezoning Map for High Schools" that the Rutherford County Board of Education approved Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2023. The rezoning is supposed to start by August 2026.
Henderson County and Rutherford County: William Polk (1758–1834), officer in the American Revolutionary War and first president of the State Bank of North Carolina 20,060: 238 sq mi (616 km 2) Randolph County: 151: Asheboro: 1779: Guilford County: Peyton Randolph (c. 1721 –1755), the first President of the Continental Congress: 147,458: 790 ...
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]