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About Jackson County
Jackson County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,109. Since 1913, its county seat has been Sylva, which replaced Webster. Cullowhee is the site of Western Carolina University (WCU). In the early 21st century, the university has more than 12,000 students, nearly twice the number of permanent residents of Cullowhee. The university has a strong influence in the region and county. More than 10 percent of the county residents identify as Native American, mostly Cherokee.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Jackson County at a glance
- County seat
- Sylva
- Population
- 43,109 (2020)
- Land area
- 495 sq mi
- Founded
- 1851
Communities
Largest communities in Jackson County
- Cullowhee7,682
- Sylva county seat2,578
- Cashiers657
- Webster372
- Forest Hills303
History of Jackson County
This area was part of Cherokee Nation homelands at the time of European encounter. Cullowhee was one of several historic Cherokee towns that had developed along the Tuckasegee River, which has its headwaters here and runs into Swain County to the north. Like several other Cherokee towns in the region, Cullowhee was centered around a single earthwork platform mound, known as Cullowhee Mound, built by ancestral peoples. It is estimated to have been built about 1000 CE, by people during the period of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. Archeological excavations have revealed evidence of indigenous peoples here since 3000 BCE. While most Cherokee were forced out of the area through succeeding treaties for land cessions, followed by removal to Indian Territory in the late 1830s, hundreds of Cherokee stayed in Western North Carolina.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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