Avery County, North Carolina

Avery County
	Avery County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1911
Seat	Newland
Largest community	Banner Elk
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 247.51 sq mi (641 km²); 247.34 sq mi (641 km²); 0.17 sq mi (0 km²), 0.06
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.averycountync.gov
	Named for: Waightstill Avery

Avery County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 17,806 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Newland. It is known for growing Fraser Fir Christmas trees. Avery County is part of the High Council of Governments.

History

The county was made in 1911 from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County. Avery County was the last county made in North Carolina.

These counties border, or connect to, Avery County:

These cities and towns are in Avery County:

Linville River, between Linville and Pineola
Unusual, doubly terminated quartz crystal with clay inclusions, found in Avery County, which is well known for producing quartz specimens.
Map of Avery County with municipal and township labels

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Avery County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1911
Seat	Newland
Largest community	Banner Elk
Area - Total - Land - Water	247.51 sq mi (641 km²) 247.34 sq mi (641 km²) 0.17 sq mi (0 km²), 0.06
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.averycountync.gov
Named for: Waightstill Avery