Mecklenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population of Mecklenburg County is 944,373 people (as of the 2011 census estimate), making it the both the most populated and densely populated county in North Carolina. Its county seat and largest city is Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County. It was named for the German state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Due to unsure bo...
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Mecklenburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population of Mecklenburg County is 944,373 people (as of the 2011 census estimate), making it the both the most populated and densely populated county in North Carolina. Its county seat and largest city is Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County. It was named for the German state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Due to unsure boundaries, a large part of south and western Mecklenburg County extended into areas that would later form part of the state of South Carolina. In 1768, most of this area (the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River) was designated Tryon County, North Carolina. Determining the final boundaries of these "western" areas between North and South Carolina would become a decades long process. In 1792 the northeastern part of Mecklenburg County became Cabarrus County. Finally, in 1842 the southeastern part of Mecklenburg County was...
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