Mitchell County

Region: Mountain
County Seat: Bakersville (1868)
Population: 15,687¹
Towns & Cities: Penland, Spruce Pine

Mitchell County was formed in 1861 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke and McDowell counties. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the state of Tennessee and Avery, McDowell and Yancey counties.²

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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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