Rutherford County

Also known as Rutherford County, North Carolina, Rutherford County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Founded: April 14, 1779
Named after: Griffith Rutherford
Seat: Rutherfordton
Largest community: Forest City
Interim county manager: Bryan King
Total: 567.25 sq mi (1,469.2 km )
Land: 565.44 sq mi (1,464.5 km )
Water: 1.81 sq mi (4.7 km ) 0.32%
Estimate 2025: 65,745
Density: 113.97/sq mi (44.00/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 14th
Website: rutherfordcountync .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 64444
Area: 1466
Official website: rutherfordcountync.gov
Image: Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina (2019).jpg
Households: 27525

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Commons category: Rutherford County, North Carolina
inception: 1779-01-01
water as percent of area: 0.3
native label: Rutherford County
per capita income: 24308

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Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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