 huntersville is a suburb in mecklenburg county, north carolina, united states. a part of the charlotte metropolitan area, the population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes huntersville the 19th largest municipality in north carolina. it is located about 12 miles north of downtown charlotte. it is thought that the town derives its name from the rev. humphrey hunter, a minister at steele creek and unity presbyterian churches and a local revolutionary war hero. ==geography and the government== huntersville is located at  (35.409544, -80.863622).{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov
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