'McDowell County, NC' definitions:

McDowell -- U.S. County in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
McDowell -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
42151
Housing Units (2000) :
18377
Land area (2000) :
441.680458 sq. miles (1143.947086 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.733570 sq. miles (12.259889 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
446.414028 sq. miles (1156.206975 sq. km)
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.686938 N, 82.038396 W