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McDowell County

county in North Carolina, United States
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McDowell County

Summary

McDowell County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #35 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • McDowell County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • McDowell County is in the country of United States[4].
  • McDowell County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • McDowell County's capital is recorded as Marion[6].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Mitchell County[7].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Avery County[8].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Burke County[9].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Rutherford County[10].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Buncombe County[11].
  • McDowell County's shares border with is recorded as Yancey County[12].
  • Joseph McDowell, Jr. is named after McDowell County[13].
  • McDowell County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Marion[14].
  • McDowell County's Commons category is recorded as McDowell County, North Carolina[15].
  • 1842 marks the founding of McDowell County[16].
  • McDowell County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.68, 'lon': -82.05}[17].
  • McDowell County's official website is recorded as https://www.mcdowellgov.com/[18].
  • McDowell County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McDowell County, North Carolina[19].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44996'}[20].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+45069'}[21].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44946'}[22].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44975'}[23].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44961'}[24].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44989'}[25].
  • McDowell County has a population of {'amount': '+44578'}[26].
  • McDowell County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in McDowell County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

McDowell County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

McDowell County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1156'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+44996'}[20], {'amount': '+45069'}[21], {'amount': '+44946'}[22], {'amount': '+44975'}[23], {'amount': '+44961'}[24], and {'amount': '+44989'}[25].

Designation and Status

McDowell County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

1842 marks the founding of McDowell County[16]. Joseph McDowell, Jr. is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

McDowell County draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #35 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00153747
    Taxonomicon id → 1806885
    Umls cui → C3812230
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  2. 20d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of monuments → National Register of Historic Places listings in McDowell County, North Carolina
    Category of associated people → Category:People from McDowell County, North Carolina
    Shares border with → Mitchell County, Avery County, Burke County +3
    Located in → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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