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Burke County, NC

200 Avery Avenue
County Government Building
Morganton, NC 28655-3103
Phone: (828) 439-4340
Fax: (828)438-2782

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County Populations

1980 1990 2000 2005

72,361 75,744 89,148 89,399

County Seat: Morganton
Year Organized: 1777
Square Miles: 507
Size of Board: 5
MSA: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Elected County Officials

Name Position

Wayne Abele Sr. Commissioner

Bruce Hawkins Sr. Vice Chair

Gene Huffman Commissioner

Steven Smith Commissioner

Ruth Ann Suttle Chair

John McDevitt Sheriff

Libby Cooper Register of Deeds

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