The county is currently 153 years old and has a population of 32,000.
Primary industry includes agriculture, furniture, and textiles.
With the proceeds from the sale, the first courthouse was built on the preset site. When the Civil War began, Alexander County was 14 years old. The county is named in honor of the Alexander family who were leaders in Colonial North Carolina. Taylorsville is the namesake of either John Louis Taylor, Carolina agriculturist and political philosopher, or General Zachary Taylor, the 12 th president of the United States. The county is served by US Highway 64, which is controlled access roadway connecting Taylorsville with Lenoir and Statesville.