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AVERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024 @ 3:30 p.m. The Avery County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, June 17, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Board Room, Avery County Administrative Complex, 175 Linville Street, Newland, NC.
Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. [1] The county seat is Newland. [2] The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but was moved to Newland upon completion of the courthouse in 1912.
Avery County, NC Chamber of Commerce, supports local businesses; Avery County Tourism and Economic Development, Woolly Worm Festival, Ski Capitol of the South.
Avery County is the perfect destination for hiking, mountain biking, white water rafting, tennis, and golf. Avery County has easy access to the popular Blue Ridge Parkway National Park.
Avery County is a place you can call home for a season or for a lifetime. Visitors come from all over the world to take advantage of the activities our beautiful area has to offer. For outdoor enthusiasts, we have hiking, snow sports, rafting, biking, and golf.
Avery County is located in the northwest North Carolina High County. It contains 247 square miles or approximately 152,300 acres of land. It is bounded on the north by the state of Tennessee and Watauga County; on the east by Watauga, Caldwell and Burke counties; and one the west by Mitchell county and the state of Tennessee.
Avery County was the 100th and final county established in North Carolina. The formation of the county was completed on February 23, 1911, and was created from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County.
Avery was the one-hundredth and final county to be created in North Carolina. The county was named after Col. Waightstill Avery, a Revolutionary War officer and the first attorney general of North Carolina.
Avery County is the newest of North Carolina’s 100 counties as it was formed on February 23, 1911, from parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County. It was named for the American Revolutionary War Colonel and the first Attorney General of North Carolina, Waightstill Avery.
Avery County Court House - Newland, North Carolina. Avery County was formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell counties. It was named in honor of Colonel Waightstill Avery, an officer of the American Revolution and Attorney General of North Carolina.
