Iredell County

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Region: Mountain
County Seat: Statesville (1789)
Population: 122,660¹
Towns & Cities: Love Valley, Mooresville, Troutman, Union Grove

Iredell County was formed in 1788 from Rowan County. It is in the central section of the State and is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie counties.²

Iredell County was named in honor of James Iredell of Edenton, one of the leaders of the State advocating the adoption of the Federal Constitution. Washington appointed him a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1790.²


	Education (1)
	Government & Community Bodies (1)
	Historical Sites & Museums (1)

¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.