Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County
	Ashe County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1799
Seat	Jefferson
Largest community	Jefferson
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 429.37 sq mi (1,112 km²); 426.26 sq mi (1,104 km²); 3.11 sq mi (8 km²), 0.72
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.ashecountygov.com
	Named for: Samuel Ashe

Ashe County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 26,577 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Jefferson.

History

Native Americans used to live in Ashe County. Pieces of broken pottery, arrowheads, and other Native American things have been found in the county.

In 1849, the southwestern part of Ashe County was combined with parts of Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County to make Watauga County. In 1859, the eastern part of Ashe County became Alleghany County.

These cities and towns are in Ashe County:

These counties are connected to Ashe County:

Ashe County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1799
Seat	Jefferson
Largest community	Jefferson
Area - Total - Land - Water	429.37 sq mi (1,112 km²) 426.26 sq mi (1,104 km²) 3.11 sq mi (8 km²), 0.72
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.ashecountygov.com
Named for: Samuel Ashe