Alexander County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- William Julius Alexander
- Seat
- Taylorsville
- Largest community
- Bethlehem
- Total
- 263.64 sq mi (682.8 km )
- Land
- 259.99 sq mi (673.4 km )
- Water
- 3.65 sq mi (9.5 km ) 1.39%
- Estimate 2025
- 36,958
- Density
- 140.17/sq mi (54.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- alexandercountync .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Alexander County is a county established in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 1847. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,444. Its county seat is Taylorsville. Alexander County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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