Facts & Figures

•Alexander County has an area of 259 square miles or 166,611 acres. The county seat of Taylorsville has an area of two square miles.

•The elevation of Alexander County ranges from 1,000 feet in the southeast to over 2,500 feet in the northwest.

•The 2004 estimated population of Alexander County was 35,727 comprising approximately 14,213 households. The county seat of Taylorsville has a population of 1,903.

•Average annual rainfall in Alexander County is fifty-seven inches, with an average snowfall of eight inches. Temperatures range from an average of 38 degrees in January to an average of 76 in July. The Brushy Mountains protect the county from cold winter winds.

•The 2006 tax rate for Alexander County was 0.51 per $100 evaluation while the town of Taylorsville had a rate of 0.37 per $100 evaluation. All county taxes are due September 1 of each year. A penalty of two percent is added January 6 of each year.

•Eighty percent of the population of Alexander County lives in owner-occupied housing according to the 2000 census. Rental housing is also available.

 

Alexander County Courthouse