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Seven Devils, North Carolina

Seven Devils, North Carolina
Town
Official seal of Seven Devils, North Carolina
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Location of Seven Devils, North Carolina
Location of Seven Devils, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°9′7″N 81°48′26″W / 36.15194°N 81.80722°W / 36.15194; -81.80722Coordinates: 36°9′7″N 81°48′26″W / 36.15194°N 81.80722°W / 36.15194; -81.80722
Country United States
State North Carolina
Counties Watauga, Avery
Incorporated 1979
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor Larry Fontaine
Area
 • Total 2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Land 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 3,944 ft (1,202 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 192
 • Estimate (2016) 202
 • Density 91/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28604
Area code(s) 828
FIPS code 37-60505
GNIS feature ID 1023505
Website Seven Devils

Seven Devils is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 192 at the 2010 census. The town, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains, is best known as the site of a popular wintertime tubing resort known as Hawksnest, which claims it has the largest tubing facility on the East Coast, and some of the town's year round residents earn their living at the resort. Many others are retirees. Developed in the 1970s as a vacation home community, Seven Devils is home mostly to seasonal residents.

Seven Devils was named around 1965 when its founders wanted a unique name to attract visitors. Seven Devils was decided upon based on a combination of seven rocky peaks and local history of seven brothers, who at the 19th century were so cantankerous and willing to fight that they were jokingly referred to as the seven devils.

Seven Devils is located at 36°9′7″N 81°48′26″W / 36.15194°N 81.80722°W / 36.15194; -81.80722 (36.151961, -81.807305).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.3 km²), of which 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²) is land and 0.49% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 129 people, 62 households, and 40 families residing in the town. The population density was 63.0 people per square mile (24.3/km²). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 168.6 per square mile (65.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.45% White, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.


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