City profile · Town
Matthews, North Carolina
Verified Oct 13, 2026Who leads Matthews, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Higdon
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 22,127
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcematthewsnc.gov/pview.aspx?id=20705&catid=566 ↗
- Official leadership pagematthewsnc.gov/pview.aspx?id=20705&catid=566 ↗
- City websitematthewsnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Higdon CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 22,127
- Median household income
- $103,405
- Median age
- 39.5
- Land area
- 17.11 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,293.2 per sq mi
- County
- Chatham County
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$77M
- City hall phone
- (704) 847-4411
- Official website
- matthewsnc.gov ↗
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