Address: 289 N Main St, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Phone: 828-287-6060
Fax: 828-287-6262
Website: www.rutherfordgov.org
On the southwestern border of NC, southeast of Asheville; organized Apr 14, 1779 (prior to statehood) from Burke and Tryon counties, the latter organized in 1768 and abolished in 1779. Name Origin: For Gen. Griffith Rutherford (1731-1800), Indian fighter, member of the Provincial Congress, and Revolutionary War officer.
Area (sq mi): 565.9 (Land: 564.12 Water: 1.78). Pop per sq mi: 113.
Pop 2005: 63,771. State Rank: 38. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +1.4%; 1990-2000: +10.5%. Pop 2000: 62,899 (White: 85.8%; Black: 11.2%; Hispanic or Latino: 1.8%; Asian: 0.3%; Other: 1.6%) Foreign born: 1.4%. Median age: 38.3.
Income 2000: per capita $16,270; median household $31,122; Pop below poverty: 13.9%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,300-$22,778.
Unemployment 2004: 9.3%. Unemployment 2000: 8.4%; Change from 2000: +0.9%. Median travel time to work: 22.1 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 21.2%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: North Carolina
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