Last official estimated population of Mitchell County was 15,532 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.2% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Mitchell County is 222.1 mi² (=575.2 km²), in this year population density was 69.94 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.08%/yr), Mitchell County population in 2026 would be 15,392 [0].
Historical population of Mitchell County for period 1870-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1870-1880] +7.21 %/yr
[1880-1890] +3.1 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.74 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.26 %/yr
[1910-1920] -4.16 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.16 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.36 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.54 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.85 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.34 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.71 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.84 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.22 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.35 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.08 %/yr
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Population of Mitchell County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 369 | 333 | 702 |
| 5 to 9 | 402 | 397 | 799 |
| 10 to 14 | 441 | 394 | 835 |
| 15 to 19 | 456 | 364 | 820 |
| 20 to 24 | 427 | 374 | 801 |
| 25 to 29 | 382 | 398 | 780 |
| 30 to 34 | 386 | 392 | 778 |
| 35 to 39 | 399 | 390 | 789 |
| 40 to 44 | 481 | 413 | 894 |
| 45 to 49 | 514 | 524 | 1,038 |
| 50 to 54 | 553 | 562 | 1,115 |
| 55 to 59 | 567 | 642 | 1,209 |
| 60 to 64 | 562 | 599 | 1,161 |
| 65 to 69 | 545 | 580 | 1,125 |
| 70 to 74 | 466 | 451 | 917 |
| 75 to 79 | 323 | 359 | 682 |
| 80 to 84 | 157 | 279 | 436 |
| 85+ | 149 | 281 | 430 |
Mitchell County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 7387 | 7565 | 14,952 |
| WA | 7327 | 7482 | 14,809 |
| NH | 7158 | 7442 | 14,600 |
| NHWAC | 7041 | 7331 | 14,372 |
| NHWA | 6992 | 7258 | 14,250 |
| H | 421 | 290 | 711 |
| HWAC | 346 | 234 | 580 |
| HWA | 335 | 224 | 559 |
| IAC | 123 | 112 | 235 |
| BAC | 92 | 80 | 172 |
| TOM | 74 | 91 | 165 |
| NHBAC | 79 | 68 | 147 |
| NHTOM | 60 | 81 | 141 |
| IA | 78 | 57 | 135 |
| NHIAC | 59 | 74 | 133 |
| BA | 59 | 52 | 111 |
| HIAC | 64 | 38 | 102 |
| NHBA | 53 | 44 | 97 |
| AAC | 43 | 52 | 95 |
| HIA | 54 | 35 | 89 |
| NHAAC | 39 | 48 | 87 |
| AA | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| NHAA | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| NHIA | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| NAC | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| HBAC | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| HTOM | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| HNAC | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| NA | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| HNA | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| HBA | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| HAAC | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| HAA | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| NHNAC | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| NHNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note 15 North Carolina Notes
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