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


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	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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