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McDowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,578. [1] Its county seat is Marion. [2] McDowell County comprises the Marion, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC Combined Statistical Area. [3]
The area codes in the state of North Carolina are as follows: 252 - North Coastal Plain region in the northeast corner of the state, containing the Outer Banks (split from 919 in 1998) 910 / 472 - South Coastal Plain region in the southeast corner of the state, including Wilmington (split from 919 in 1993; 472 created as overlay beginning on ...
Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County: Elisha Mitchell (1793–1857), a professor at the University of North Carolina who measured the height of Mount Mitchell: 14,999: 222 sq mi (575 km 2) Montgomery County: 123: Troy: 1779: Anson County
On January 4, 2013, [25] North Carolina Governor-elect Pat McCrory swore in Aldona Wos as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. [25] At the time, NCDHHS had around 18,000 employees and a budget of around $18 billion. [26] Wos declined her $128,000 salary and was instead paid a token $1. [27]
Wildfires burned in three areas of McDowell County, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. ©McDowell County 911 / Emergency Management | Facebook
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene. As of Thursday, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County burned an ...
Marion continues to be a community that values athletics, especially the "Fightin' Titans" of McDowell High, whose girls' basketball team won the 1992 North Carolina 4A State Championship. McDowell County and the City of Marion is protected by the Marion Police Department as well as the McDowell County Sheriffs Office. Marion’s current Police ...
North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...