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Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Jefferson
Year Organized: 1799
Square Miles: 426		 Court House:

150 Government Circle

Suite 2500
County Courthouse
Jefferson, NC 28640-9378
Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of Samuel Ashe, a Revolutionary patriot, a superior court judge, and Governor of the State.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Ashe was formed in 1799 from Wilkes. It was named in honor of Samuel Ashe, a Revolutionary patriot, a superior court judge, and Governor of the State. It is in the northwestern section of the State and is bounded by the states of Tennessee and Virginia and Alleghany, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The present land area is 426.03 square miles and the 2000 population was 24,384. In 1803 the town of Jefferson was laid out and the public buildings erected. Jefferson is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • State of Tennessee
  • State of Virginia
  • Alleghany
  • Wilkes
  • Watauga
Cities and Towns:
- Jefferson (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
- Lansing town Incorporated Area
- West Jefferson town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

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