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About Iredell County
Iredell County was
incorporated in 1788 when it was formed from adjacent Rowan
County.
It is named for Judge James Iredell (1751-1799), Attorney
General of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War and
a delegate to the Constitutional
Convention of 1788. The name Iredell, originally Eyredale,
dates back to year 1066 to the Battle of Hastings, and it
means "a
valley of flowing air.
The county seat of Statesville is approximately
45 miles north of Charlotte, and approximately 130 miles
west of
Raleigh, the state capital.
Lake Norman, the nation's largest manmade lake by
surface area, extends into the southwest portion of the
county with approximately 520 miles of shoreline.
Iredell County is in the central section
of the State and is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg,
Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie
counties. The present land area is 574.13 square miles and
the 2000
population was 122,660. Statesville, established in 1789,
is the county seat.
Topography:
The county is dominated by ridges separated by creeks in the valleys. The Brushy
Mountains intrude into the northwest corner and include Fox Mountain, with
the county's highest elevation of 1,760 feet. The lowest point is 700 feet
above sea level where the South Yadkin River crosses the county line and flows
eastward along the Davie-Rowan border. At the old courthouse (Iredell County
Government Center) is the center of Statesville, and the elevation is 926 feet.
The soil is loamy, a mixture of sand
and clay which varies in its proportions from one section
of the county to another depending on the indigenous mineral
structure. To be agriculturally productive, the Iredell soil must be chemically
supplemented. The county is, however, naturally well drained and watered by
the
venation of its numerous creeks.
Climate:
Annual Average Temperature 60.1° F
Annual Average Precipitation 54.76"
Average Frost-Free Days 212
Rainfall......47" Snowfall..... 9.1"
Average Relative Humidity 70%
County Holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and following Friday, Christmas (2
or 3 days)
Iredell County Information Links*:
*The above links are outside the Iredell County Government
website. Iredell County assumes no responsibility for the
information contained on these sites.
Neighboring areas:
Iredell County North
Carolina QuickFacts**
| People QuickFacts |
Iredell County |
North Carolina |
| Population, 2006 estimate |
146,206 |
8,856,505 |
| Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2006 |
19.2% |
10.1% |
| Population, 2000 |
122,660 |
8,049,313 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
6.8% |
7.0% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
25.2% |
24.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
12.4% |
12.1% |
| Female persons, percent, 2005 |
50.6% |
50.8% |
|
| White persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
84.7% |
74.1% |
| Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
12.8% |
21.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.3% |
1.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
1.5% |
1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) |
1.0% |
0.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 |
0.7% |
1.0% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) |
4.8% |
6.4% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
80.2% |
68.3% |
|
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.1% |
53.0% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.6% |
5.3% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% |
8.0% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.4% |
78.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.4% |
22.5% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
22,860 |
1,540,365 |
| Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
24.5 |
24.0 |
|
| Housing units, 2005 |
62,092 |
3,940,554 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.4% |
69.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.2% |
16.1% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$116,100 |
$108,300 |
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| Households, 2000 |
47,360 |
3,132,013 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 |
2.49 |
| Median household money income, 2004 |
$44,111 |
$40,863 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,148 |
$20,307 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.1% |
13.8% |
| Business QuickFacts |
Iredell County |
North Carolina |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 |
3,757 |
213,057 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2004 |
56,888 |
3,365,633 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 |
14.9% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2004 |
9,682 |
551,040 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,590 |
642,597 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.8% |
8.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.9% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% |
2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.0% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
1.4% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.2% |
27.1% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,369,811 |
156,821,943 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,370,811 |
104,331,152 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,573,615 |
88,821,486 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,054 |
$10,686 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
143,189 |
11,237,386 |
| Building permits, 2005 |
2,546 |
97,910 |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
532,445 |
55,233,420 |
| Geography QuickFacts |
Iredell County |
North Carolina |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
576 |
48,711 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
213.0 |
165.2 |
| FIPS Code |
097 |
37 |
| Metropolitan Area |
Statesville-Mooresville, NC Micro Area |
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
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