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Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...
North Carolina's 1868 constitution adopted a "Township and County Commissioner Plan" for structuring local government, largely inspired by provisions in Pennsylvania's constitution. Townships were created under the county unit of government, with every county divided into them, and each given their own township board.
Relief is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along the banks of the North Toe River, connected to North Carolina Highway 197 (NC 197) via Relief Road (SR 1314).
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Bakersville is home to Gouge Primary School (K–4), Bowman Middle School (5–8), and Mitchell High School (9-12). The Mitchell County Library, a branch of the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library, is located at 18 North Mitchell Avenue.
Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County: Waightstill Avery (1741–1821), a soldier of the Revolution and Attorney General of North Carolina: 17,561: 248 sq mi (642 km 2) Beaufort County: 013: Washington: 1712: Bath County: Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietor: 44,481: 963 sq mi ...
61 Mitchell County. 62 Montgomery County. 63 Moore County. 64 Nash County. 65 New Hanover County. ... New Light Township, North Carolina; Purnell, North Carolina ...
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]