<page_title> Mitchell County, North Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15,687 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,687 people residing in Mitchell County.