Summary for Cornelius

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Located in: Mecklenburg County (see below)

Time Zone: Cornelius lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (704), (980)<1>

Elevation: 800 feet [243.84 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cornelius)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	30,355 (22.07% increase since 2010)
2010:	24,866 (107.8% increase since 2000)
2000:	11,969

Total Area:<4> 12.38 sq. miles [32.1 km²] - of which 2.45% is water (0.3 sq. miles [0.8 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 11,947

Official Website: www.cornelius.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Cornelius:

Lat: 35.474500° (or 35°28'28" N)

Lon: -80.886900° (or -80°53'12" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lake Norman South<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cornelius

GNIS ID: 2406314

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 14700

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cornelius)

About Mecklenburg County

The town of Charlotte is the County Seat for Mecklenburg County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Mecklenburg)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,113,283 (21.06% increase since 2010)
2010	919,628 (32.23% increase since 2000)
2000:	695,454

Total Area: 545 sq. miles [1,413.9 km²] - of which 4.04% is water (22.07 sq. miles [57.2 km²])

Housing Units: 398,510

Official Website: www.charmeck.org

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mecklenburg

GNIS ID: 1008570

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 119

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cornelius)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cornelius)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cornelius: www.cornelius.org/

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornelius - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Cornelius. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Cornelius, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Cornelius.