Wilkes County

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

county in North Carolina, United States

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It sits within the topics 1778 establishments in North Carolina, North Carolina counties and Populated places established in 1778.

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Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Founded: April 20, 1778
Named after: John Wilkes
Seat: Wilkesboro
Largest community: North Wilkesboro
Total: 756.33 sq mi (1,958.9 km )
Land: 753.68 sq mi (1,952.0 km )
Water: 2.65 sq mi (6.9 km ) 0.35%
Estimate 2025: 66,233
Density: 86.38/sq mi (33.35/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 5th
Website: www .wilkescounty .net

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Named after: John Wilkes
Country: United States
Located in: North Carolina
Contains: Wilkesboro
Capital: Wilkesboro
Population: 65969
Area: 1959
Shares border with: Watauga County
Official website: www.wilkescounty.net
Image: Wilkesboro NC Old Courthouse.jpg
Households: 28902

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different from: Wilkes County
Commons category: Wilkes County, North Carolina
topic's main category: Category:Wilkes County, North Carolina
water as percent of area: 0.3
native label: Wilkes County
inception: 1777-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Wilkes County, North Carolina
per capita income: 25634

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Encyclopedic overview

Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. The population was 65,969 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Wilkesboro, and its largest community is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilkes County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.