Cornelius NC Real Estate

History
The town of Cornelius, the second youngest of Mecklenburg County's six incorporated towns, was founded in 1893 but not incorporated until March 4, 1905. Many historians have traced the foundation of Cornelius to a disagreement over cotton weighing.

In the late 1800's, two successful cotton firms situated in Davidson disagreed on whether an official town cotton weigher should be appointed. A legislation was enacted after holding a heated election and a town cotton weigher was hired. The firm which opposed the legislation relocated much of its operations just south of the Davidson town limits.

Regularly after heavy rains, the hill leading into Davidson would become so muddy that many cotton farmers found it safer and more suitable to carry out their business in a small frame building in the soon to be Cornelius. The success of the cotton purchasing business soon motivated the owners to construct a cotton mill where raw cotton could be converted into cloth. These owners did not have the required funds to make the idea of a cotton mill into a reality. Joseph Benjamin Cornelius (1833-1914) provided the needed investment and the mill was soon opened. Even though the town was originally incorporated as 'Liverpool', the town's name was soon changed to Cornelius to honor Joseph Benjamin Cornelius who was the primary stockholder in the cotton mill.

Today
Cornelius is approximately 15 square miles and located on the southeastern shores of Lake Norman in Mecklenburg County.  In recent years the town has experienced considerable changes and growth in combination with the closing of the mills, the Catawba River dam, completion of I-77 and an outcome of the close setting to Charlotte. Cornelius has managed to hold its southern charm while combining the old with the new.

Lifestyle
Along with Cornelius’ beautiful scenery, residents can shop in exquisite-renovated downtown shops or visit many of the gleaming new shopping centers. Shoppers can browse distinctive boutiques, charming village shops, chic specialty stores and even national chains. In the town center, entrepreneurs are renovating homes, warehouses, old mills and train depots into craft, consignment, antique and clothing shops.

One of the many sought after subdivisions in Cornelius is Jetton Cove, located on 119 acres bordering Lake Norman. Jetton Cove offers both single family homes and townhomes along with offering its residents a playground, pool, walking trails and more. The subdivision is located near Jetton Village, a shopping center offering a 24-hour supermarket, restaurants, medical offices, various shops and more.

Crown Harbor is a stunning waterfront community located on the shores of Lake Norman. The community offers its own dry boat dock storage facility, water deeded boat slips and a community pool. Crown Harbor offers many waterfront homes as well as gorgeous homes that are just steps away from the lake.

The Peninsula is known as one of the premier communities on Lake Norman. The Peninsula Golf Club can be found in the center of this community, surrounded by upscale homes. The community caters to a variety of lifestyles offering waterfront estates, homes overlooking the 18-hole golf course and a variety of other single family homes. In addition to the golf course, community amenities include tennis courts, a club house, lake access, playground and more.

Parks and Recreation
Cornelius offers its residents a variety of parks ranging with activities from playgrounds, walking trails, picnic shelters, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, batting cages, multi-purpose fields and more. Cornelius also features an arts center offering an array of classes, workshops and events for all ages.

Schools
Students living in Cornelius attend the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School district is among one of the nation’s 25 largest school districts. The district consists of 176 schools and more than 133,600 students ranging from kindergarten to 12^th grade. This breaks down to 103 elementary schools, 33 middle schools, 31 high schools, 4 alternative schools and 5 pre-k sites. In 2009, Newsweek recognized 11 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg High Schools among America’s top 1,500 schools that do the best job of preparing average students for college, out of more than 27,000 high schools that were surveyed.