Rutherford County
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Rutherford County is a county of North Carolina, United States.

## Overview

Rutherford County is a county of [North Carolina](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/north-carolina.html), United States (FIPS nc161), with a population of about 67,810[^geonames].

## Geography

- Coordinates: 35.4023, -81.9201
- Time zone: America/New_York

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: North Carolina https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/north-carolina.html
- Contains places: Alexander Mills https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-alexander-mills.html
- Contains places: Bostic https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-bostic.html
- Contains places: Caroleen https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-caroleen.html
- Contains places: Chimney Rock https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-chimney-rock.html
- Contains places: Cliffside https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-cliffside.html
- Contains places: Ellenboro https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-ellenboro.html
- Contains places: Forest City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-forest-city.html
- Contains places: Henrietta https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-henrietta.html
- Contains places: Lake Lure https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-lake-lure.html
- Contains places: Ruth https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-ruth.html

Mentioned in:
- Alexander Mills https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-alexander-mills.html
- Bostic https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-bostic.html
- Caroleen https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-caroleen.html
- Chimney Rock https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-chimney-rock.html
- Cliffside https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-cliffside.html
- Ellenboro https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-ellenboro.html
- Forest City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-forest-city.html
- Henrietta https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-henrietta.html
- Lake Lure https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-lake-lure.html
- Ruth https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/nc-ruth.html

Sources:
- GeoNames US dataset (US.txt / admin2Codes.txt) https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/US.zip