Alexander County, North Carolina
3 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 36,412
- Median household income
- $65,354
- ±4,962
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 857 of 17,031 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 12,023 of 14,126 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Alexander | 36,644 (2021) | 621 Liledoun Rd, Taylorsville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Taylorsville | 2,320 (2021) | 67 Main Avenue Dr, Taylorsville | Website |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 374 1st Ave Sw, Taylorsville | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Alexander County Schools
School district11 schools
700 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC, 28681
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lenoir Downtown Farmers Market (1001 Harper Ave NW Lenoir)
Farmers Market at Center United Methodist Church (4945 Sherrills Ford Road Catawba) · Claremont Tailgate Market (Claremont) · Conover Farmers' Market (Conover) · and 2 more
Meeting Street Farmers Market at Morriosn Plantation (115 Plantation Ridge Drive Mooresville) · Crossroads Regional Farmers' Market (1551 East Broad Street Statesville) · Meeting Street Markets (252 Williamson Rd Mooresville) · and 3 more
Wilkes County Farmers' Market (North Wilkesboro) · Wilkesboro Open Air Market (Wilkesboro)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.