Back Alexander County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة أليكزاندر (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Alexander County, North Carolina BAR Александър (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian আলেক্সজান্ডার কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Alexander Gông (North Carolina) CDO Алегзандер (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Alexander County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB Alexander County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Alexander County (North Carolina) German
Alexander County | |
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.jpg) Alexander County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): "A wonderful place to live, work and play." | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′N 81°11′W / 35.92°N 81.18°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Named for | William Julius Alexander[1] |
| Seat | Taylorsville |
| Largest community | Bethlehem |
| Area | |
• Total | 263.64 sq mi (682.8 km2) |
| • Land | 259.99 sq mi (673.4 km2) |
| • Water | 3.65 sq mi (9.5 km2) 1.39% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 36,444 |
• Estimate (2023) | 36,473 |
| • Density | 140.17/sq mi (54.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | alexandercountync |
Alexander County is a county established in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1847. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,444.[2] Its county seat is Taylorsville.[3][4] Alexander County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Alexander County (1847)". www.northcarolinahistory.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Vocci, Robert Blair (2006). "Alexander County, North Carolina". NCPedia. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2019.