Rutherford County
Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.- Type: county of North Carolina with 67,800 residents
- Description: county in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Okrožje Rutherford”, “Quận Rutherford, Bắc Carolina”, “Rutherford”, “Rutherford County i Nord-Carolina”, “Rutherford County, N.C.”, “Rutherford County, NC”, “Rutherford County, North Carolina”, “Rutherford ilçesi, Kuzey Karolina”, “Rutherford ilçesi, N.C.”, “Rutherford ilçesi, NC”, “Tryon County”, and “مقاطعه روذرفورد، كارولاينا الشماليه”
- Neighbors: Spartanburg
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutherfordton and Spindale.
Rutherfordton
Town
Rutherfordton is a town in and the county seat of Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. Rutherfordton is situated 3 miles southwest of Rutherford County.
Spindale
Town
Spindale is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. Spindale is situated 3 miles south of Rutherford County.
Rutherford County
- Location: North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.4023° or 35° 24′ 8″ north
Longitude
-81.9201° or 81° 55′ 12″ west
Population
67,800
Elevation
873 feet (266 metres)
Open location code
867WC32H+WX
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Rutherford County” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rutherford County, Noord-Carolina”
- Afrikaans: “Rutherford County”
- Albanian: “Rutherford County”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة روذرفورد”
- Asturian: “condáu de Rutherford”
- Basque: “Rutherford konderria”
- Bavarian: “Rutherford County, North Carolina”
- Bavarian: “Rutherford County”
- Bishnupriya: “রুথেরফোর্ড কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা”
- Bishnupriya: “রুথেরফোর্ড কাউন্টি”
- Bulgarian: “Ръдърфорд”
- Catalan: “comtat de Rutherford”
- Cebuano: “Rutherford County”
- Chechen: “Ратерфорд (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина)”
- Chechen: “Ратерфорд”
- Chinese: “拉瑟福县”
- Chinese: “拉瑟福縣”
- Chinese: “拉瑟福郡”
- Dutch: “Rutherford County”
- Esperanto: “kantono Rutherford”
- Esperanto: “Kantono Rutherford”
- Estonian: “Rutherfordi maakond”
- Finnish: “Rutherfordin piirikunta”
- French: “comté de Rutherford”
- French: “Comté de Rutherford”
- German: “Rutherford County”
- Gilaki: “رادرفورد ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا)”
- Gilaki: “رادرفورد ٚ شأرستان”
- Greek: “κομητεία Ράδερφορντ”
- Greek: “Κομητεία Ράδερφορντ”
- Hebrew: “מחוז ראתרפורד”
- Hungarian: “Rutherford megye”
- Irish: “Contae Rutherford, Carolina Thuaidh”
- Irish: “Contae Rutherford”
- Italian: “contea di Rutherford”
- Italian: “Contea di Rutherford”
- Japanese: “ラザフォード郡”
- Korean: “러더퍼드군”
- Low German: “Rutherford County”
- Mazanderani: “رادرفورد شهرستان”
- Min Dong Chinese: “Rutherford Gông”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Rutherford Kūn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rutherford County”
- Norwegian: “Rutherford County”
- Nyanja: “Rutherford County”
- Persian: “شهرستان رادرفورد”
- Persian: “شهرستان روترفورد، کارولینای شمالی”
- Persian: “شهرستان روترفورد”
- Polish: “Hrabstwo Rutherford”
- Portuguese: “condado de Rutherford”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Rutherford”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Rutherford, Carolina de Nord”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Rutherford”
- Russian: “Ратерфорд”
- Russian: “Резерфорд”
- Sardinian: “contea de Rutherford”
- Serbian: “Округ Радерфорд”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rutherford County, North Carolina”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rutherford County”
- Slovenian: “Rutherford County”
- Spanish: “condado de Rutherford”
- Spanish: “Condado de Rutherford”
- Swedish: “Rutherford County, North Carolina”
- Swedish: “Rutherford County”
- Tatar: “Ратерфорд (округ, Төньяк Каролина)”
- Tatar: “Ратерфорд”
- Tumbuka: “Rutherford County, North Carolina”
- Tumbuka: “Rutherford County”
- Turkish: “Rutherford County, Kuzey Karolina”
- Turkish: “Rutherford ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Рутерфорд”
- Urdu: “ردرفورڈ کاؤنٹی، شمالی کیرولائنا”
- Venetian: “contea de Rutherford”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Rutherford, North Carolina”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Rutherford”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Rutherford, North Carolina”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Rutherford”
- Welsh: “Rutherford County, Gogledd Carolina”
- Welsh: “Rutherford County”
- Western Panjabi: “ردرفورڈ کاؤنٹی، اتلا کیرولینا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mount Vernon and Ruth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Hebron Cemetery and Rutherford County Airport.
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