Welcome to Alexander County ...

Time Zone: Alexander County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Taylorsville is the Seat for Alexander County.

Alexander County was founded in 1847. Alexander was created by taking area from Caldwell, Iredell and Wilkes Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Alexander had a population of 37,497 people. This is an increase of 0.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,233 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alexander represented 0.39% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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• Websites specific to Alexander County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Caldwell County
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  • Catawba County
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  • Iredell County
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  • Wilkes County
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  • Yadkin County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Alexander County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina