Region: Mountain
County Seat: Bakersville (1868)
Population: 15,6871
Towns & Cities:
Penland, Spruce Pine
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Mitchell County was formed in 1861 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke and McDowell counties. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the state of Tennessee and Avery, McDowell and Yancey counties.2
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