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Haywood County, North Carolina

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

 

County Seat: Waynesville
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 554		 Court House:

146 Hazelwood Avenue
Waynesville, NC 28786-3869
Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of John Haywood, Treasurer of North Carolina, 1787-1827.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Haywood was formed in 1808 from Buncombe. It was named in honor of John Haywood, Treasurer of North Carolina, 1787-1827. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the state of Tennessee and Madison, Buncombe, Transylvania, Jackson and Swain counties. The present land area is 553.66 square miles and the 2000 population was 54,033. The first court was ordered to be held at Mount Prospect, at which time the justices could decide on some other place for holding court until a courthouse could be erected. In 1809 the justices of the peace were authorized to appoint commissioners to erect the courthouse: "In the erection of the public buildings at Mount Prospect there was laid the foundation of the little city of Waynesville. In the record of the court of pleas and quarter sessions the name of Waynesville occurs first in 1811." Waynesville was confirmed as a town by legislative act in 1810. Waynesville is the county seat.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • State of Tennessee
  • Madison
  • Buncombe
  • Transylvania
  • Jackson
  • Swain
Cities and Towns:
- Canton town Incorporated Area
- Clyde town Incorporated Area
- Maggie Valley town Incorporated Area
- Waynesville (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
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 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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