Burke County, North Carolina

Burke County
Burke County
	U.S. county
	Burke County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location within the U.S.;
	Coordinates: 35°45′N 81°43′W / 35.75°N 81.71°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1777
Named for	Thomas Burke
Seat	Morganton
Largest city	Morganton
Area
• Total	515 sq mi (1,330 km2)
• Land	507 sq mi (1,310 km2)
• Water	8.0 sq mi (21 km2) 1.5%%
Population (2010)
• Total	90,912
• Density	179/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	11th
Website	www.burkenc.org

Burke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 89,148 people lived there. Its county seat is Morganton.

History[change | change source]

The county was made in 1777 from Rowan County. In 1791 parts of Burke County and Rutherford County were made into Buncombe County. In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were made into Yancey County. In 1841 parts of Burke County and Wilkes County were made into Caldwell County. In 1842 more parts of Burke County and Rutherford County were made into McDowell County. And in 1861 parts of Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were made into Mitchell County.