Editing Huntersville, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County, bordered to the south by [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] and to the north by the town of [[Cornelius, North Carolina|Cornelius]]. The town has several [[exclave]]s to the east, some bordered to the north by the town of [[Davidson, North Carolina|Davidson]] and some bordered to the east by the city of [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]] in [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus County]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb| title=TIGERweb: Huntersville, North Carolina - Places and County Subdivisions| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>

Huntersville is located {{convert|14|mi}} north of [[Uptown Charlotte]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Interstate 77]] passes through the middle of the town, with access from Exits 23 (Gilead Road) and 25 ([[North Carolina Highway 73]]). I-77 leads south into Charlotte and north {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]]. [[U.S. Route 21]] (Statesville Road) parallels I-77, while [[North Carolina Highway 115]] (Old Statesville Road) passes through the Huntersville town center. NC 73 runs through the northern side of Huntersville, leading east {{convert|16|mi}} to Concord and west {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Lincolnton, North Carolina|Lincolnton]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Huntersville has a total area of {{convert|42.1|sqmi}}, of which -{{convert|41.8|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}}, or 0.50%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The majority of the town (the area west of NC 115) drains to the southwest via McDowell Creek, a tributary of the [[Catawba River]] within [[Mountain Island Lake]]. The northwestern border of the town follows the shore of [[Lake Norman]], a large impoundment on the Catawba River. East of NC 115, the town is drained by tributaries of Clarke Creek, a tributary of the [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]] and part of the [[Pee Dee River]] watershed.