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About Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County 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, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Charlotte, the state's largest municipality.
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At a glance
Mecklenburg County at a glance
- County seat
- Charlotte
- Population
- 1,115,482 (2020)
- Land area
- 546 sq mi
- Founded
- 1762
Communities
Largest communities in Mecklenburg County
- Charlotte county seat874,579
- Huntersville61,376
- Cornelius31,412
- Matthews29,435
- Mint Hill26,450
History of Mecklenburg County
Before the arrival of European settlers, the area that is now Mecklenburg County was populated by the Catawba people. European settlers first arrived in about 1740. Mecklenburg County was formed by English colonists in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the Piedmont section of the state. It was named in commemoration of the marriage of King George III to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, for whom the county seat Charlotte is named. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina was a decades-long process.
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