Cornelius, North Carolina, United States

🇺🇸 Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area.

History Potts Plantation in Cornelius was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The Town of Cornelius, the second youngest of Mecklenburg County's six incorporated towns, was founded in 1893, but not incorporated until March 4, 1905. The town's origin has been traced by many historians to a dispute over cotton weighing.

Geography Cornelius is located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County. The town is approximately located 20 miles (30 km) north of Charlotte.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31 km²), of which 11.8 square miles (31 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (3.20%) is water. Cornelius is one of three towns in Mecklenburg County located north of Charlotte. Along with its sister towns – Davidson and Huntersville – Cornelius serves as a suburb to Charlotte.

School system The citizens of Cornelius, NC, attend the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Elementary schools include Cornelius Elementary and JV Washam Elementary. Middle schools include Bailey Middle School. William A. Hough High School is the zoned high school. Hough opened in August 2010 and currently serves over 2,000 students.

Private schools • Grace Covenant Academy • New Beginnings Christian Academy • Phoenix Montessori Academy

Libraries Cornelius is served by a branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The library is located in the heart of Cornelius, on Catawba Avenue just east of exit 28 on I-77.