Region: Mountain
County Seat: Marion
Population: 42,1511
Towns & Cities:
Little Switzerland, Nebo, Old Fort
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McDowell County was formed from Rutherford and Burke counties in 1842. It is in the west central section of the State and is bounded by Burke, Rutherford, Henderson, Buncombe, Yancey, Mitchell and Avery counties.2
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