Alexander County, North Carolina

Alexander County
County
Alexander County Courthouse
Alexander County Courthouse
Flag of Alexander County
Flag
Official seal of Alexander County
Seal
Motto(s): 
"A wonderful place to live, work and play."
Map of North Carolina highlighting Alexander County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°55′N 81°11′W / 35.92°N 81.18°W / 35.92; -81.18
Country United States
State North Carolina
Founded1847
Named forWilliam Julius Alexander[1]
SeatTaylorsville
Largest communityBethlehem
Area
 • Total
263.64 sq mi (682.8 km2)
 • Land259.99 sq mi (673.4 km2)
 • Water3.65 sq mi (9.5 km2)  1.39%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
36,444
 • Estimate 
(2023)
36,473
 • Density140.17/sq mi (54.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district10th
Websitealexandercountync.gov

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.

  1. ^ "Alexander County (1847)". www.northcarolinahistory.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Vocci, Robert Blair (2006). "Alexander County, North Carolina". NCPedia. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2019.