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Yancey County

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Yancey County

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Also known as Yancey County, North Carolina, Yancey County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Carolina
Named after
Bartlett Yancey
Seat
Burnsville
Largest community
Burnsville
Total
313.18 sq mi (811.1 km )
Land
312.59 sq mi (809.6 km )
Water
0.59 sq mi (1.5 km ) 0.19%
Estimate 2025
19,084
Density
59.09/sq mi (22.81/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
11th
Website
www .yanceycountync .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Bartlett Yancey
Located in
North Carolina
Contains
Burnsville
Capital
Burnsville
Population
18470
Area
313
Shares border with
McDowell County
Highest point
Mount Mitchell
Official website
www.yanceycountync.gov
Image
Yancey County Courthouse 2014-08-03.jpg
Households
7466
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Commons category
Yancey County, North Carolina
inception
1833-00-00
water as percent of area
0.2
native label
Yancey County
per capita income
25767
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Encyclopedic overview

Yancey County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,470. Its county seat is Burnsville.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yancey County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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