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Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The North Carolina state capital is Raleigh.
The population of Rutherford College is approximately 1,311 (2000).
The approximate number of families is 486 (1990).
The amount of land area in Rutherford College is 4.984 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Rutherford College to Washington DC is 335 miles.
The distance to the North Carolina state capital is 162 miles. (as the crow flies)
Rutherford College is positioned 35.75 degrees north of the equator and 81.52 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in western North Carolina, east of Morganton and west of Hickory. Other nearby communities include Valdese, Drexel, Connelly Springs, Hildebran and Long View.
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History & History Related Items

The town of Rutherford College, North Carolina was incorporated in June, 1977, and has had four Mayor's in 26 years. During the year of 1989, all four Mayor's served. Mayor Malcolm from 1977 through Jan. 9, 1989, Mayor Kincaid from Jan. 9, 1989 through September 1, 1989, W.T. Sorrell, III from Sept. 1, 1989 through the election on November 6, 1989, and our current Mayor, Jim Huffman from November 1989 till present (6-2004).

Rutherford College completely surrounds an area where a hospital is located that was annexed by our neighboring town, and is also the site where the college, Rutherford College, was originally located before being merged with Bravard Institute to become Bravard College.
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Rutherford College

Miscellany

The population of Rutherford College was:
1990 - 1,126
2000 - 1,311