McDowell County, founded in the year 1842, was named for Joseph McDowell, an American Revolutionary War soldier who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. It has the county seat in Marion. With a total area of 446 sq mi, it has over 44.9K people with an amalgamation of White, Native American, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with more than 16.6K households and 11.9K families.

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