Some of the cities, towns, and places in Rutherford County are Alexander Mills, Bostic, Caroleen, Chimney Rock, Cliffside, Corinth, Ellenboro, Forest City, Harris, Henrietta, Hopewell, Lake Lure, Ruth, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Union Mills
Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.