Davidson -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 147246 Housing Units (2000): 62432 Land area (2000): 552.148980 sq. miles (1430.059233 sq. km) Water area (2000): 14.618423 sq. miles (37.861540 sq. km) Total area (2000): 566.767403 sq. miles (1467.920773 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.816809 N, 80.197806 W Headwords: Davidson Davidson, NC Davidson County Davidson County, NC