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YANCEY COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe counties.  Named for Bartlett Yancey, North Carolina politician and early advocate of the public school system.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 11,464
1920 15,093
1940 17,202
1960 14,008
1980 14,934
2000 17,774
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