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Cleveland County, North Carolina

Formed in 1841 from parts of Rutherford and Lincoln counties, Cleveland County lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the western Piedmont along the South Carolina border and makes up the Shelby–Kings Mountain micropolitan area. Shelby lent its name to the ‘Shelby Dynasty’ of 20th-century politicians that included Governors O. Max Gardner and Clyde Hoey, and Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs dates to 1905.

Businesses listed
3,939
Population (2020)
99,519
County seat
Shelby
Formed
1841

Landmarks & institutions

  • Gardner–Webb University (Boiling Springs)
  • Earl Scruggs Center in the 1907 county courthouse (Shelby)
  • Don Gibson Theatre (Shelby)
  • John H. Moss Lake
  • Broad River

Named for col. Benjamin Cleveland, a Patriot officer at the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain.

Towns

Shelby 2,530Kings Mountain 902Lawndale 167Grover 111Boiling Springs 96Mooresboro 52Casar 37Fallston 30Polkville 16

Sources:en.wikipedia.org ncpedia.org data.census.gov

3,939 businesses · showing 1,849–1,872