Burke County, North Carolina

Burke County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BURKE GUS Population: 88,545 (2024) ID: 109978	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRPERSON PO BOX 219, MORGANTON NC 28680-0219
CITY OF MORGANTON GUS Population: 17,825 (2024) ID: 171153	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PO BOX 3448, MORGANTON NC 28680-3448
TOWN OF VALDESE GUS Population: 4,713 (2024) ID: 194741	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CFO PO BOX 339, VALDESE NC 28690-0339
TOWN OF DREXEL GUS Population: 1,777 (2024) ID: 186775	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 188, 202 CHURCH ST, DREXEL NC 28619
TOWN OF HILDEBRAN GUS Population: 1,680 (2024) ID: 131703	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK 202 S CENTER ST, HILDEBRAN NC 28637-8301
TOWN OF CONNELLY SPRINGS GUS Population: 1,545 (2024) ID: 171154	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 99, CONNELLY SPRINGS NC 28612-0099
TOWN OF GLEN ALPINE GUS Population: 1,532 (2024) ID: 171152	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 898, GLEN ALPINE NC 28628-0898
TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE GUS Population: 1,228 (2024) ID: 171155	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 406, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE NC 28671-0406