Watauga County
| Watauga County, North Carolina | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1849 | |
| Named for | Watauga River | |
| Seat | Boone | |
| Largest town | Boone | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 312.56 sq mi (810 km2) | |
| • Land | 312.56 sq mi (810 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2), 0.3% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 51,079 | |
| • Density | 163/sq mi (63/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 5th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Watauga /wɑːˈtɑːwɡɑː/ County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,079. Its county seat and largest town is Boone.
Watauga County comprises the Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was formed in 1849 from parts of Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes, and Yancey counties. It was named for the Watauga River, whose name is said to be a Native American word, the meaning of which is in dispute among various histories with translations ranging from beautiful water, whispering waters, village of many springs, and river of islands, to name a few.
In 1861 part of Watauga County was combined with parts of Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, and Yancey counties to form Mitchell County. In 1911, the county was reduced to roughly its current size when portions of it were combined with parts of Caldwell and Mitchell counties were combined to form Avery County.
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