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The establishment of North Carolina counties stretches over 240 years, beginning in 1668 with the creation of Albemarle County and ending with the 1911 creation of Avery and Hoke counties. Five counties have been divided or abolished altogether, the last being Dobbs County in 1791.
North Carolina has had 100 counties since 1911. See List of counties in North Carolina for dates of formation. Subcategories. This category has the following 113 ...
Mecklenburg County (/ ˈ m ɛ k l ə n ˌ b ɜːr ɡ /) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, [1] making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County), and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. [2]
Using 2017–2019 data, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation calculated that life expectancy for North Carolina counties ranged from 71.4 years for Swain County to 82.3 years for Orange County. Life expectancy for the state was 78.1 years. [218] The Foundation estimated that life expectancy for the United States as a whole in 2021 was 79.2 years ...
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 334,728, [ 1 ] making it the fifth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Fayetteville . [ 2 ]
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,810, [1] making it the most populous "Lincoln County" in the United States. Its county seat is Lincolnton. [2] Lincoln County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cabarrus County (/ k ə ˈ b ɛər ə s / kuh-BAIR-us) [1] [2] is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,804, making it the 9th-most populous county in North Carolina. [3] The county seat is Concord, [4] which was incorporated in 1803.
Chatham County (locally / ˈ tʃ æ t əm / CHAT-əm) [1] is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the location of the geographic center of North Carolina, northwest of Sanford. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,285. [3] Its county seat is Pittsboro. [4]