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Macon County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Nathaniel Macon
- Seat
- Franklin
- Largest community
- Franklin
- Total
- 519.67 sq mi (1,345.9 km )
- Land
- 515.58 sq mi (1,335.3 km )
- Water
- 4.09 sq mi (10.6 km ) 0.79%
- Estimate 2025
- 39,232
- Density
- 71.79/sq mi (27.72/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 11th
- Website
- maconnc.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Nathaniel Macon
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- North Carolina
- Contains
- Franklin
- Capital
- Franklin
- Population
- 37014
- Area
- 1345
- Shares border with
- Oconee County
- Official website
- www.maconnc.org
- Image
- The Macon County Courthouse in Franklin, North Carolina 02.jpg
- Households
- 16062
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- topic's main category
- Category:Macon County, North Carolina
- Commons category
- Macon County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1828-00-00
- different from
- Macon County
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- native label
- Macon County
- per capita income
- 29549
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Macon County, North Carolina
- topic has template
- Template:Macon County, North Carolina
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Encyclopedic overview
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. Its county seat is Franklin.
The Nantahala River runs through Macon County, flowing into the Little Tennessee River in Swain County. The Nantahala is one of the most popular whitewater rafting destinations in the nation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macon County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.