History of the Town of Huntersville

A Snapshot from the 1950’s“Huntersville, 13 milesnorth of Charlotte on theStatesville highway, No.21, is currently in thespotlight as perhaps theonly municipality in theUnited States whoseevery foot of streets ispaved.”The Town has been referredto by speakers and inwritten notices as themunicipality in NorthCarolina having the largestpercentage of collegetrained citizens.Huntersville wasalso one of the firstcommunities inrural Mecklenburgto obtain modernfacilities, includingelectricity andwater.“The town has anexcellent financialrating with a lowindebtedness andample revenue tohandle itsobligations. Thecurrent tax rate is$1.