Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Mecklenburg County (/ˈmɛklənˌbɜːrɡ/) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482,[1] making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County), and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population.[2] Its county seat is Charlotte, the state's largest municipality.[3]
Mecklenburg County | |
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Nickname: Meck County | |
Coordinates: 35.25°N 80.83°W / 35.25; -80.83 | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | December 11, 1762 |
Named for | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Seat | Charlotte |
Largest municipality | Charlotte |
Area | |
• Total | 546.09 sq mi (1,414.4 km2) |
• Land | 523.61 sq mi (1,356.1 km2) |
• Water | 22.48 sq mi (58.2 km2) 4.12% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,115,482 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,163,701 |
• Density | 2,130.37/sq mi (822.54/km2) |
Demonym | Mecklenburger |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 12th, 14th |
Website | www |
Mecklenburg County is the central county of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. On September 12, 2013, it was estimated the county surpassed one million residents.[4]
Like its seat, the county is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of the United Kingdom (1761–1818), whose name is derived from the region of Mecklenburg in Germany. It was named for Mecklenburg Castle (Mecklenburg meaning "large castle" in Low German) in the village of Dorf Mecklenburg.