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Welcome to Mecklenburg County ...

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

The community of Charlotte is the Seat for Mecklenburg County.

Mecklenburg County was founded in 1762 and was created by taking area from Anson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mecklenburg had a population of 1,113,283 people. This is an increase of 21.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 919,628 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mecklenburg represented 9.64% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Mecklenburg County:

  • Charlotte
  • Cornelius
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Davidson
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson<2>
  • Huntersville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Matthews
  • Mint Hill
  • Pineville
  • Weddington
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington<2>

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 01 Feb 2023