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Mecklenburg County at a Glance

Amaze your friends by dropping some of the following Mecklenburg County facts into your conversation:

 

  • Named for the German home province of Queen Charlotte of England, wife of King George III
  • Established December 11, 1762 
  • Size: 527 square miles
  • People per square mile: 1,322.2
  • Top five employers: 
    -Wachovia Corporation
    -Carolinas Healthcare Sytem
    -Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
    -Bank of America Corporation
    -Duke Energy Corporation

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  • Population:  746,427

  • By race: White 67.2%  Black 28.6%  Other 4.2%  

  • Median age:  males – 33.6 years  females – 35.8 years 

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    • Form of Government:
      County Commission with three elected at-large and 6 by district
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    • Registered Voters - 432,382
    • Full & part time Mecklenburg County Government employees
           (FY02):  5,137
    • FY02 Budget - $1,029,528,662 
    • Value of taxable property: $66,622,200,000 
    • Number of households: 273,416
    • Home ownership rate: 62.3%  
    • Tax Rate: 83.97 cents for $100 assessed value
    • Tax on a $150,000 home in incorporated Mecklenburg County: $1,259.55
    • Most-taxed businesses: 
      -Duke Energy - $16.3M
      -First Union - $ 5.37M
      -Bank of America - $5.08M
      -Bellsouth - $4.5M
      -USAirways - $3.7M
    • Number of Parks: 140
    • Number of public golf courses: 5
    • Number of Public Schools: 141
    • Number of Students in Public School:  109,212
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