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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
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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:
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- Jefferson
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- Lansing |
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- West Jefferson |
town |
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County Resources:
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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
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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,
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