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About Haywood County
Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,089. The county seat and its largest community is Waynesville.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Haywood County at a glance
- County seat
- Waynesville
- Population
- 62,089 (2020)
- Land area
- 554 sq mi
- Founded
- 1808
Communities
Largest communities in Haywood County
- Waynesville county seat10,140
- Canton4,422
- Lake Junaluska3,219
- Maggie Valley1,687
- Clyde1,368
History of Haywood County
The earliest inhabitants of the area eventually comprising Haywood County were Cherokee Native Americans. Their local population was severely impacted by a smallpox outbreak in 1715. In July 1776, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, Cherokee warriors began attacking white settlements in western North Carolina. In response, a militia led by General Griffith Rutherford led an expedition through the region and destroyed dozens of Cherokee villages. White settlement increased after the war, with most of the settlers being of English, Scotch-Irish, German, and Dutch descent. The county was formed in 1808 from the western part of Buncombe County. It was named for John Haywood, who served as the North Carolina State Treasurer from 1787 to 1827. The county seat was designated at Mount Pleasant, which was renamed Waynesville in 1811.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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