Mecklenburg County, NC

Headnote
MECKLENBURGH COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of North Carolina, with Catawba river on the west. Area, 900 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil, near the streams, fertile. Seat of Justice, Charlotte. Pop. in 1810, 14,272; in 1820, 16,895; to 1830, 20,076; in 1840, 18,273; in 1850, 13,914. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MECKLENBURGH COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of North Carolina, with Catawba river on the west. Area, 900 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil, near the streams, fertile. Seat of Justice, Charlotte. Pop. in 1810, 14,272; in 1820, 16,895; to 1830, 20,076; in 1840, 18,273; in 1850, 13,914.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 216.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Charlotte, NC City or Town
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