29-466: Iredell may refer to: Places Iredell County, North Carolina Iredell, Texas People James Iredell (1751–1799), American Supreme Court Justice James Iredell Jr. 1788–1853), Governor of North Carolina James Iredell Waddell , Confederate-American commanding officer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
58-815: A culture group called the Eastern Siouans probably inhabited the area that is now Iredell County. Broken into several smaller tribes, they were the Catawba , the Waccamaw Siouan , the Cheraw , the Winyaw, the Wateree and the Sugaree. The following list shows significant events and firsts in the history of the area that is now called Iredell County, North Carolina. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,
87-471: A female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
116-548: A mountain range located in northwestern North Carolina . They are an isolated "spur" of the much larger Blue Ridge Mountains , separated from them by the Yadkin River valley. A deeply eroded range, they move from the southwest to the northeast, and cross five counties in North Carolina: Caldwell , Alexander , Wilkes , Iredell , and Yadkin . The Brushy Mountains divide, for much of their courses,
145-463: Is Joe Crosswhite. The Chief District Court Judge is Dale Graham. James Lee (Jim) Mixson III has served as Iredell County's Clerk of Superior Court since 2012. Clerks of Superior Court in North Carolina also serve as Probate Judges in addition to their administrative duties. Since 1952, Iredell County voting records show a strong Republican majority. Before 1952, however, Iredell was part of
174-423: Is Ronald "Duck" Wyatt (Republican), appointed in 2016. The Register of Deeds serves as custodian and manager of a large number of land records and vital records. Iredell County is part of prosecutorial District 22A with Alexander County. The Iredell County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Statesville, North Carolina . The District Attorney is Sarah Kirkman. The Senior Resident Superior Court Judge
203-457: Is a major hub of NASCAR racing, with many race shops located in the county (mostly around Mooresville ). Universal Technical Institute operates NASCAR Technical Institute under licensing agreements. The school offers racing-related instruction to prepare the student for their job search in the racing industry. Many NASCAR drivers live around Mooresville and Lake Norman . Although northern Iredell County has retained much of its rural character,
232-553: Is a prominent landmark in the city of Lenoir, North Carolina ; Hickory Knob, the highest point in Alexander County, North Carolina ; and Fox Mountain, the highest point in Iredell County, North Carolina . The "Brushies", as they are often called by locals, usually rise from 300 to 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding countryside, with few peaks rising more than a thousand feet above their base. The forests on
261-636: Is also served by several public charter schools The following schools were in the Iredell—Statesville School District as of 2018: The following schools were in the Mooresville Graded School District , as of 2018: The following public charter schools existed in 2018: The following current and historical institutions of higher education were located in Iredell County: As of 2019,
290-415: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Iredell County, North Carolina Iredell County ( / ˈ aɪ ər d ɛ l / EYE -ər-del ) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the 2020 census , the population was 186,693. Its county seat is Statesville , and its largest community is Mooresville . The county
319-601: Is governed by the Board of Commissioners, consisting of five commissioners elected at-large , which requires each to attract a majority of the votes. The Iredell County Commissioners (2016–present) are James Mallory (chairman), Marvin Norman, Tommy Bowles, Jeff McNeely and Gene Houpe, all Republicans. Iredell County is a member of the Centralina Council of Governments . The Register of Deeds of Iredell County
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#1732798603194348-493: Is highly rural and contains no large towns. Due to the thinly populated nature of this portion of the state, it is one of the select places in North Carolina where the speed limit on Interstate Highways exceeds 65 mph, as Interstate 77 north of Statesville has a speed limit of 70 mph. Iredell County is one of the longest counties in the state and stretches for nearly fifty miles north to south, from Yadkin County in
377-512: Is in the Brushies; it rises to 1,760 feet. Although the "Brushies", as they are often called locally, are not high in the normal sense, they do rise prominently above the surrounding countryside. The remainder of Iredell County consists of gently rolling countryside occasionally broken by low hills and small river valleys. The county's largest river, the Catawba , forms much of its western border. Lake Norman , North Carolina's largest manmade lake,
406-680: Is the most prominent geographic feature of southern Iredell County; it is often called North Carolina's "inland sea". Iredell County is an important transportation center for the state, as Interstate 77 and Interstate 40 cross in northeast Statesville . This has given birth to the county's slogan "Crossroads for the Future." Residents have easy access going south on I-77 to Charlotte; north on I-77 to Elkin, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virginia ; east on I-40 to Winston-Salem , Greensboro and Raleigh ; and west along I-40 to Hickory, North Carolina and Asheville . The northern third of Iredell County
435-676: The unincorporated communities in the county include: By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions in Iredell County were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district. The following townships were created in 1868: In
464-441: The 1700s and 1800s, before there were many towns in what became Iredell County, property was identified by stream, rivers, or adjacent landowners. The following is a list of the streams, rivers, and creeks in Iredell County. The table below lists towns and post offices (PO) that no longer exist or that were once in Iredell County but are now in another county: Brushy Mountains (North Carolina) The Brushy Mountains are
493-467: The Democratic " Solid South " and voted for no Republican presidential candidate after Reconstruction except Herbert Hoover in 1928. In 1964, the year that national civil rights legislation was passed, it was one of 13 North Carolina counties to vote for Barry Goldwater . In the past 17 elections, the only Democrat to carry Iredell County was Jimmy Carter in 1976, who was a native son of Georgia and
522-567: The South. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1789, in the year after the county was formed from Rowan County. The Sheriff of Iredell County is Darren E. Campbell (Republican), elected in December 2014. He succeeded Phillip Redmond, who was first elected in 1994. One of the most famous prisoners held by Sheriff William Franklin Wasson in the Iredell County jail was Tom Dula , who
551-660: The county has a total area of 597.39 square miles (1,547.2 km ), of which 574.41 square miles (1,487.7 km ) is land and 22.98 square miles (59.5 km ) (3.85%) is water. Iredell County is located within the Piedmont Region of central North Carolina. The northwestern section of the county contains the Brushy Mountains , a deeply eroded spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains far to the west. The highest point in Iredell County, Fox Mountain,
580-445: The county was 83.3% White , 12.3% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 2.2% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.68% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. 7.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to the 2000 census data, there were 47,360 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had
609-542: The harvest. The region was also once known as a hotbed of " moonshining ", or the production of illegal homemade liquor. Several of the earliest stars of stock-car racing in the 1940s and 1950s got their start in the moonshining business in the Brushy Mountains. James Larkin Pearson , a newspaper publisher and editor who served as North Carolina's official Poet Laureate from 1953 to 1981, was born and raised in
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#1732798603194638-1085: The mountains are part of the Southeastern mixed forests ecoregion . The Mountains are primarily known for their abundance of fruit orchards. The last Saturday in July is the Brushy Mountain Peach and Heritage Festival hosted by the Community Center and held in Downtown Wilkesboro. On the first Saturday in October, the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is hosted by the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club and held in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina each year to celebrate
667-457: The north to Mecklenburg County in the south. As of the 2020 census , there were 186,693 people, 68,145 households, and 49,635 families residing in the county. At the 2010 census , there were 159,437 people, and 59,593 households in the county. The population density was 277.8 people per square mile (107.3 people/km ). As of 2013 there were 69,325 housing units at an average density of 90 per square mile (35/km ). The racial makeup of
696-560: The southern half of the county is experiencing rapid suburbanization and population growth, largely due to the immense popularity of the Lake Norman area for residents of nearby Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. Lowe's has its corporate headquarters in Mooresville. The county is served by two traditional public school districts: Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS) and Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD). The county
725-412: The title Iredell . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iredell&oldid=1222009462 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
754-673: The waters of the Yadkin River and the Catawba River , two of central North Carolina's largest rivers. The range is approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, but only 4 to 8 miles wide. The highest point in the chain is Pores Knob (2,680 feet, 820 meters), in Wilkes County. Among the other notable peaks in the range are Hibriten Mountain in Caldwell County , which marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains and
783-488: Was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. As of 2013 , the median income for a household in the county was $ 50,058. Males had a median income of $ 34,590 versus $ 24,031 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 26,348. About 6.2% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. Iredell County
812-580: Was formed in 1788, subtracted from Rowan County . It is named for James Iredell , one of the first justices of the Supreme Court . Iredell County is included in the Charlotte - Concord - Gastonia , NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the Office of Management and Budget , with data from the U.S. Census Bureau . Prior to colonization, three Siouan-speaking tribes associated with
841-592: Was hung on May 1, 1868, in Statesville. Farming is still a major source of income for many Iredell County residents. Dairy farming has been particularly popular in Iredell County since the early 1800s, in both the northern and southern sections of the county. However, the rapid population growth and development in southern Iredell County is putting increasing pressure on farmlands, and many farms in this section are giving way to shopping centers, housing developments, and large corporate office parks. Iredell County
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