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About Mitchell County
Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. Its county seat is Bakersville.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Mitchell County at a glance
- County seat
- Bakersville
- Population
- 14,903 (2020)
- Land area
- 222 sq mi
- Founded
- 1861
Communities
Largest communities in Mitchell County
- Spruce Pine2,194
- Bakersville county seat450
History of Mitchell County
The county was formed in 1861 from parts of Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County. It was named for Elisha Mitchell, professor of mathematics, chemistry, geology, and mineralogy at the University of North Carolina from 1818 until his death in 1857. Dr. Mitchell was the first scientist to argue that a nearby peak in the Black Mountains was the highest point east of the Mississippi River. He measured the mountain's height and climbed and explored it. In 1857 he fell to his death on a waterfall on the side of the mountain. The mountain was subsequently named Mount Mitchell in his honor. By 1899, Mitchell County had a sundown town policy of preventing Black Americans from living or working in the county.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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