Matthews, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It lies just northwest of Matthews and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gastonia. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the west of Matthews and has a population of 66,277 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albemarle	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	15,522	1.01% decrease
	Concord	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Cornelius	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Huntersville	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Indian Trail	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	18,976	59.4% increase
	Kannapolis	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Lincolnton	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	10,859	8.97% increase
	Mint Hill	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	20,369	36.5% increase
	Monroe	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	32,543	24.08% increase
	Mooresville	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	21,954	16.63% increase
	Newton	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	13,372	6.46% increase
	Salisbury	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	28,972	9.49% increase
	Shelby	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	21,449	10.12% increase
	Statesville	N	46 mi [74 km]	26,414	13.27% increase
	Rock Hill (SC)	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	67,339	35.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carmel Village	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Dalton Village	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Fairview	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Hemby Bridge	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,931	115.27% increase
	Lake Park Village	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Marvin	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,970	89.61% increase
	Midland	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Mineral Springs	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,778	102.77% increase
	Pineville	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	6,791	96.9% increase
	Stallings	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	8,970	181.28% increase
	Unionville	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	7,899	64.67% increase
	Waxhaw	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,672	39.89% increase
	Weddington	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	9,882	47.58% increase
	Wesley Chapel	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,985	56.34% increase
	Colonial Village (SC)	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---

Mecklenburg County

Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg: Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, Lancaster (SC), York (SC), Gaston and Lincoln.

While not sharing a border with Mecklenburg, the following counties are close to Matthews: Stanly, Anson and Chesterfield (SC).

Below are counties that are near Matthews (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Matthews:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Matthews
	Anson County	E	Fountain Hill	23 miles [37 km]
	Cabarrus County	NE	Pioneer Mills	11 miles [17 km]
	Catawba County	NW	Lake Norman of Catawba	35 miles [56 km]
	Cleveland County	W	Kings Mountain	36 miles [57 km]
	Gaston County	NW	Brown Town	19 miles [30 km]
	Iredell County	N	Davidson	26 miles [41 km]
	Lincoln County	NW	Cowans Ford	25 miles [40 km]
	Montgomery County	E	Emerald Shores	36 miles [57 km]
	Rowan County	N	Enochville	28 miles [45 km]
	Stanly County	NE	Stanfield	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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