Burke County | |
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Motto: "All About Advancing" | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
![]() North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 35°44′46″N 81°42′22″W / 35.746182°N 81.70618°W | |
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Founded | 1777 |
Named for | Thomas Burke |
Seat | Morganton |
Largest community | Morganton |
Area | |
• Total | 514.24 sq mi (1,331.9 km2) |
• Land | 506.24 sq mi (1,311.2 km2) |
• Water | 8.00 sq mi (20.7 km2) 1.56% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 87,570 |
• Density | 172.98/sq mi (66.79/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 10th |
Website | www |
Burke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 87,570 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Morganton.