Burke County
Also known as Burke County, North Carolina, Burke County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Thomas Burke
- Seat
- Morganton
- Largest community
- Morganton
- Total
- 514.24 sq mi (1,331.9 km )
- Land
- 506.24 sq mi (1,311.2 km )
- Water
- 8.00 sq mi (20.7 km ) 1.56%
- Estimate 2025
- 88,655
- Density
- 172.98/sq mi (66.79/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Burke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the state's western mountain region, containing sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains including the Linville Gorge and South Mountains. As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,570. Its county seat is Morganton. Burke County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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