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CLEVELAND COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln counties.  Named for Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, one of the commanding officers at the Battle of Kings mountain during the Revolutionary War.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 25,078
1920 34,272
1940 58,055
1960 66,048
1980 83,435
2000 96,287
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