Cleveland -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 96287 Housing Units (2000): 40317 Land area (2000): 464.629397 sq. miles (1203.384562 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.966503 sq. miles (10.273196 sq. km) Total area (2000): 468.595900 sq. miles (1213.657758 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.310015 N, 81.530779 W Headwords: Cleveland Cleveland, NC Cleveland County Cleveland County, NC