Maggie Valley, North Carolina
| Maggie Valley, North Carolina | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Maggie Valley, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°30′52″N 83°4′1″W / 35.51444°N 83.06694°WCoordinates: 35°30′52″N 83°4′1″W / 35.51444°N 83.06694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Haywood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,018 ft (920 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,150 |
| • Density | 372.8/sq mi (143.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28751 |
| Area code(s) | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-40600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1027422 |
| Website | townofmaggievalley.com |
Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park and Cataloochee Ski Area.
Maggie Valley is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community gets its name from Maggie Mae Setzer; her father John "Jack" Sidney Setzer founded the area's first post office and named it after one of his daughters.
Maggie Valley is located at 35°30′52″N 83°4′1″W / 35.51444°N 83.06694°W (35.514430, -83.067013).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 607 people, 297 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 372.8 people per square mile (143.8/km²). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 347.0 per square mile (133.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.38% White, 1.32% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
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