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Watauga County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Watauga River
- Seat
- Boone
- Largest community
- Boone
- Total
- 313.32 sq mi (811.5 km )
- Land
- 312.44 sq mi (809.2 km )
- Water
- 0.88 sq mi (2.3 km ) 0.28%
- Estimate 2025
- 54,786
- Density
- 173.11/sq mi (66.84/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .wataugacounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Watauga River
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- North Carolina
- Contains
- Boone
- Capital
- Boone
- Population
- 54086
- Area
- 811.5
- Shares border with
- Johnson County
- Official website
- www.wataugacounty.org
- Image
- US Post Office Boone.jpg
- Households
- 21453
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- Commons category
- Watauga County, North Carolina
- topic's main category
- Category:Watauga County, North Carolina
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Watauga County
- per capita income
- 27962
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Encyclopedic overview
Watauga County (/wəˈtɔːɡə/ wuh-TAW-guh) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 54,086 at the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest community is Boone. The county is in an exceptionally mountainous region, known as the High Country. It is the home of Appalachian State University, which has approximately 21,570 students as of Fall 2024. Watauga County comprises the Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Watauga County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.