MECKLENBURG COUNTY

Mecklenburg was formed in 1762 from Anson. The act was to become effective February 1, 1763. It was named in honor of Princess Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen of George III who was King of England. It is in the south central section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Gaston, Lincoln, Iredell, Cabarrus and Union counties. The present land area is 526.28 square miles. The population from the 2010 Census was 919,628. Of that population, 508,946 were white, 282,804 were black or African American, 4,261 were American Indian, 42,352 were Asian, 668 were Pacific Islander and 57,113 were of a different race. Another 23,484 were reported to be of two or more races and 111,944 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.  Charlotte, named for Princess Charlotte and established in 1766. is the county seat.

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Parts of Mecklenburg County are in the Catawba River Basin and parts are in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. It is in the Piedmont region of the state.

References:

"American Factfinder." 2011. U. S. Census Bureau. Online at http://factfinder2.census.gov/. Accessed 3/3/2011.

Corbitt, David L. 2000. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Sixth printing. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History.

Powell, William Stevens, and Michael R. Hill. 2010. The North Carolina gazetteer: a dictionary of Tar Heel places and their history. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

Additional resources:

North Carolina Digital Collections (Government & Heritage Library and NC State Archives)

NC LIVE resources

NC Natural Heritage Program database

WorldCat (Searches numerous library catalogs)