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About Buncombe County
Buncombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is classified within Western North Carolina. The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Asheville. Buncombe County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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At a glance
Buncombe County at a glance
- County seat
- Asheville
- Population
- 269,452 (2020)
- Land area
- 660 sq mi
- Founded
- 1791
Communities
Largest communities in Buncombe County
- Asheville county seat94,589
- Black Mountain8,426
- Woodfin7,936
- Swannanoa5,021
- Weaverville4,567
History of Buncombe County
The area of modern-day Buncombe County and its environs was originally populated by the Anigiduwagi, better known as the Cherokee people. Europeans, primarily of German, Scottish and English descent, began to live in Buncombe in the early 18th century. Some of the earliest permanent European settlers in Buncombe arrived in 1784. These European settlers frequently broke their treaties with the Cherokee, gradually dispelling them from their land in Buncombe County by force. In 1791, Colonel William Davidson and David Vance petitioned the North Carolina House of Commons to create a new county in the western part of the state from parts of Burke and Rutherford counties. The proposal named the county as "Union County". In January 1792, the proposed new county was officially created and named after Edward Buncombe, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War .
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