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GRAHAM COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1872 from Cherokee County.  Named for William A. Graham, U.S. senator, Governor of North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy and Senator in the Confederate Congress.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 4,343
1920 4,872
1940 6,418
1960 6,432
1980 7,217
2000 7,993
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