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AVERY COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell counties.  It was named for Colonel Waightstill Avery, Revolutionary War soldier and first Attorney General of North Carolina. 


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900  ----
1920 10,335
1940 13,561
1960 12,009
1980 14,409
2000 17,167
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