Mecklenburg County
Also known as Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Founded
- December 11, 1762
- Named after
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Seat
- Charlotte
- Largest municipality
- Charlotte
- Total
- 546.09 sq mi (1,414.4 km )
- Land
- 523.61 sq mi (1,356.1 km )
- Water
- 22.48 sq mi (58.2 km ) 4.12%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,233,383
- Density
- 2,130.4/sq mi (822.54/km )
- Demonym
- Mecklenburger
- Time zone
Article
Mecklenburg County (/ˈmɛklənˌbɜːrɡ/) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County). Its county seat is Charlotte, the state's largest municipality.
Mecklenburg County is the central county of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. On September 12, 2013, it was estimated the county surpassed one million residents. It was the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population.