Buncombe County, North Carolina
| Buncombe County, North Carolina | |
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 Location in the state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1791 |
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| Seat | Asheville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
660 sq mi (1,709 km²) 656 sq mi (1,699 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.58% |
| Population - (2006) - Density |
222,174 313/sq mi (121/km²) |
| Website: www.buncombecounty.org | |
Buncombe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2006, 222,174 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Asheville.
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History [change]
The county was made in 1791 from parts of Burke County and Rutherford County.
In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County was made into Haywood County. In 1833 parts of Burke County and Buncombe County were combined to make Yancey County, and in 1838 the southern part of Buncombe County was made into Henderson County. In 1851 parts of Buncombe County and Yancey County were combined to make Madison County. And, in 1925 a small part of McDowell County was made into a part of Buncombe County.
Law and government [change]
Buncombe County is part of the local Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments.
Big roads [change]
These are the most important roads in Buncombe County:
Interstate 26
Interstate 40
U.S. Highway 74
U.S. Highway 70
U.S. Highway 23
U.S. Highway 19
U.S. Highway 25
Connected counties [change]
These counties are connected to Buncombe County:
- Madison County, North Carolina - north
- Yancey County, North Carolina - northeast
- McDowell County, North Carolina - east
- Rutherford County, North Carolina - southeast
- Henderson County, North Carolina - south
- Haywood County, North Carolina - west
Cities and towns [change]
These cities and towns are in Buncombe County:
References [change]
- ↑ Buncombe County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Archived 7 July 2011 at WebCite
