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Welcome to Union County ...

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

The community of Monroe is the Seat for Union County.

Union County was founded in 1842. Union was created by taking area from Anson and Mecklenburg Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Union had a population of 239,859 people. This is an increase of 18.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 202,109 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union represented 2.12% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Union County:

  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairview is located in Union County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Hemby Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Indian Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
  • Marshville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Marvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
  • Mineral Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
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    • Stallings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Union County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Waxhaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <2>
    • Wesley Chapel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wingate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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