Iredell County, NC Iredell County was incorporated in 1788 when it was formed from adjacent Rowan County. It is named for Judge James Iredell (1751-1799), Attorney General of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1788. The name Iredell, originally Eyredale, dates back to year 1066 to the Battle of Hastings, and it means "a valley of flowing air."
The county seat of Statesville, established in 1789, is approximately 45 miles north of Charlotte, and approximately 130 miles west of Raleigh, the state capital. Lake Norman, the nation's largest manmade lake by surface area, extends into the southwest portion of the county with approximately 520 miles of shoreline.
Iredell County is in the central section of the state and is bounded by Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie counties. The present land area is 574.13 square miles and the 2012 population was 162,708.
The Iredell County Board of Elections provides information on voter requirements, upcoming elections, absentee ballots, campaign guidelines, candidate filing, and more.
The next City of Statesville municipal election will be held on November 4, 2025. The positions on the ballot include Mayor, two At-Large City Council Members, and City Council Members representing Wards 2, 3, and 5. Candidate filing for these offices opens on July 7, 2025, and closes at 12:00 p.m. on July 18, 2025. For more information on municipal elections, visit the Iredell County Board of Elections website at www.iredellcountync.gov/elections or contact the City Clerk’s Office at 704-878-3583.
