Iredell County

Iredell County, North Carolina

200 S Center St PO Box 788
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: (704) 878-3000
Fax: (704) 878-5355
www.co.iredell.nc.us

In west-central NC, north of Charlotte; organized Nov 3, 1788 (prior to statehood) from Rowan County. Name Origin: For James Iredell (1751-99), NC attorney general (1779), delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1788, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790-99)

Area (sq mi):: 597.01 (land 575.57; water 21.44) Population per square mile: 244.80
Population 2005: 140,924 State rank: 17 Population change: 2000-20005 14.90%; 1990-2000 32.00% Population 2000: 122,660 (White 80.70%; Black or African American 13.70%; Hispanic or Latino 3.40%; Asian 1.30%; Other 2.90%). Foreign born: 3.60%. Median age: 36.50
Income 2000: per capita $21,148; median household $41,920; Population below poverty level: 8.20% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,911-$27,137
Unemployment (2004): 5.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.30% Median travel time to work: 24.50 minutes Working outside county of residence: 30.60% Cities with population over 10,000:
  • Statesville County seat (24,489)
  • Mooresville (20,122)
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