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Mitchell County North Carolina - Government Site

Population: 15,369
Area: 221 square miles
County seat: Bakersville
Area code(s) in use: 828
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Median household income: $36,276
Persons in poverty: 18.7%
Home ownership rate: 76.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Avery Carter (TN) McDowell Unicoi (TN) Yancey

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Places in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Buildings show all on map

Bakersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 2, Bradshaw Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Buladean Volunteer Fire Department, Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department Station 1, Fork Mountain Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Ledger Fire Department, Mitchell Emergency Medical Services, Museum of North Carolina Minerals, Parkway Fire and Rescue Station 1, Parkway Fire and Rescue Station 2, Parkway Fire and Rescue Station 3, Spruce Pine Fire and Rescue

Cemeteries show all on map

Bad Creek Cemetery, Bailey Cemetery, Bailey Cemetery, Bakersville Cemetery, Bennett Cemetery, Blalock Cemetery, Blevins Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Burleson Cemetery, Burleson Cemetery, Burnett Cemetery, Butler Cemetery, Butler Cemetery, Byrd Cemetery, Byrd Cemetery, Campbell Cemetery, Campbell Cemetery, Collis Cemetery, Conley Cemetery, Cook Cemetery, Cook Cemetery, Cox Cemetery, Davenport Cemetery, Edwards Cemetery, Francis Cemetery, Garland Cemetery, Gouge Cemetery, Gouge Cemetery, Green Young Cemetery, Gurley Cemetery, Harrell Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Hobson Cemetery, Hobson Cemetery, Hughes Cemetery, Ingram Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Ledford Cemetery, Ledford Cemetery, Major Cemetery, McHone Cemetery, McKinney Cemetery, McKinney Cemetery, McKinney Cemetery, Pendley Cemetery, Penland Cemetery, Phillips Cemetery, Phillips Cemetery, Rebels Creek Cemetery, Roan Mountain Cemetery Number 2, Roan Valley Cemetery, Silver Cemetery, Silvers Cemetery, Slagle Cemetery, Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery, Stafford Cemetery, Stanley Cemetery, Street Cemetery, Street Cemetery, Street Cemetery, Thomas Cemetery, Tolley Cemetery, Whitson Cemetery, Wilson Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Beacon Church, Beans Creek Church, Beans Creek Church, Bear Creek Church, Beaver Creek Church, Berry Chapel, Bethlehem Church, Big Crabtree Church, Big Rock Creek Church, Black Mountain Church, Brummett Creek Church, Calvary Church, Cane Creek Church, Cane Creek Church, Chestnut Grove Church, Christian Church, Clinchfield Church, Cloudland Church, Crabtree Chapel, Cub Creek Church, First Freewill Church, Fork Mountain Church, Freewill Church, Glenn Church, Gouges Creek Church, Kona Church, Liberty Hill Church, Lily Branch Church, Little Rock Creek Church, Middle District Church, Mine Creek Church, Mount Carmel Church, Mountain View Church, Odom Chapel, Pine Branch Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Rebels Creek Church, Red Hill Church, Ridgeview Church, Roan Mountain Church, Roan Valley Church, Roans Chapel, Rockdale Church, Russ Memorial Church, Saint Lucins Church, Saint Pauls Church, Silver Chapel, Snow Hill Church, Spring Creek Church, Union Hill Church, Vians Valley Church, White Oak Church

Cliffs show all on map

Eagle Cliff, Raven Cliffs, Roan High Bluff

Dams show all on map

Beaver Creek Spruce Pine Supply Dam, Buckner Dam, Deer Park Lake Dam, Saylors Lake Dam, Swiss Pine Lake Dam

Falls show all on map

Crabtree Falls, Falls of Gouges Creek, Grassy Creek Falls, Murphy Falls

Flats show all on map

Bailey Meadows, Dogwood Flats, Hickory Flats

Gaps show all on map

Ash Gap, Bearwallow Gap, Bearwallow Gap, Beauty Spot Gap, Big Spring Gap, Brandy Gap, Carvers Gap, Cherry Gap, Deep Gap, Deerplay Gap, Engine Gap, Garland Gap, Gillespie Gap, Grassy Gap, Grassy Gap, Haw Patch, Heffner Gap, Houston Gap, Hughes Gap, Hughes Gap, Indian Grave Gap, Iron Mountain Gap, Low Gap, Lynn Gap, McCall Gap, Peterson Gap, Pumpkin Patch Gap, Rock Creek Gap, Sandy Gap, Sandy Gap, Sarvis Gap, Sparks Gap, Toll House Gap

Hospitals show all on map

Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

Locales show all on map

Blue Ridge Gemstone Mine and Campground, Camp Pleiades, Indian Grave Trailhead, Poplar Hunt Camp, Roan High Knob Picnic Area, Roan High Knob Pinic Area, Roan Mountain Gardens Picnic Area Forest Service, Roan Mountain Information Center, Springmaid Mountain Campground, Spruce Pine Golf Course, Spruce Pine Shopping Center

Mines show all on map

Carolina Southern Mine, Chalk Mine, Chestnut Flats Mine, Deer Park Mine, Gudger Mine, Hootowl Mine, International Mine, Sink Hole Mine

Parks show all on map

Brad Ragan Memorial Recreation Park

Populated Places show all on map

Altapass, Bailey, Bakersville, Bandana, Boonford, Buladean, Clarrissa, Cloudland (historical), Cooktown, Ephraim Place, Estatoe, Ewart (historical), Glen Ayre, Grassy Creek, Greene Cove, Harrell Hill, Hawk, Herrell (historical), Honeycutt, Huntdale, Kalmia, Kona, Ledger, Little Rock Creek (historical), Little Switzerland, Loafers Glory, Lunday, McKinney Cove, Minpro, Normanville, Penland, Peppers, Peterson, Pigeonroost, Poplar, Red Hill, Relief, Richlands, Spruce Pine, Strawberry Ridge, Tipton Hill, Toecane, Upper Pigeonroost, Upper Poplar, Webb, Whitson, Wing

Post Offices show all on map

Cloudland Post Office (historical)

Ranges show all on map

Unaka Mountains

Reservoirs show all on map

Buckner Lake, Deer Park Lake, Emerald Lake, Laurel Lake, Noname, Saylor Lake, Saylors Lake, Shafords Lake, Spruce Pine Reservoir, Spruce Pine Reservoir, Swiss Pine Lake

Ridges show all on map

Bearpen Ridge, Beartown Ridge, Bee Ridge, Bee Tree Ridge, Beech Creek Ridge, Beetree Ridge, Big Ridge, Big Ridge, Buck Ridge, Calfpen Ridge, Carter Ridge, Chestnut Ridge, Chimney End Ridge, Feeding Ridge, Fork Ridge, Fork Ridge, Haw Orchard Ridge, Hurricane Ridge, Laurel Ridge, Laurel Ridge, Lick Ridge, Little Fork Ridge, Long Level Ridge, Long Ridge, Middle Ridge, Middle Ridge, Old Road Ridge, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge, Rattlesnake Ridge, Rattlesnake Ridge, Road Ridge, Road Ridge, Sarvis Ridge, Shell Ridge, Sol Ridge, Sugartree Ridge, The Narrows, White Rock Ridge, Wolf Ridge, Wolf Ridge, Wolfden Ridge

Schools show all on map

Appalachian School, Bowman Elem School, Bowman High School, Bowman Middle School, Buladean Elementary School, Deaton School, Glen Ayre School, Gouge Primary Elementary, Harris High School, Harris Middle School, Harris School, Ledger School, Lower Poplar School, Penland School, Tipton Hill Elementary School

Streams show all on map

Aaron Branch, Bad Creek, Banjo Branch, Barnett Branch, Beans Creek, Bear Creek, Bearpen Creek, Bearwallow Creek, Beaver Creek, Bee Branch, Bee Creek, Beech Creek, Beetree Creek, Big Branch, Big Branch, Big Crabtree Creek, Big Rock Creek, Big Spring Creek, Biggerstaff Branch, Bill Davenport Branch, Bird Creek, Blevins Branch, Bowling Green Creek, Broad Branch, Brummett Creek, Brushy Creek, Burnett Branch, Camping Fork, Cane Creek, Carvers Gap Creek, Cathis Creek, Charles Creek, Chestnut Branch, Chestnut Branch, Collis Branch, Cook Creek, Cooper Branch, Cranberry Branch, Cub Creek, Dave Branch, Dobag Creek, Dobson Branch, Dry Branch, Duck Branch, East Fork Big Crabtree Creek, East Fork Grassy Creek, Edwards Branch, English Creek, Fall Creek, Flat Branch, Gouge Branch, Gouges Creek, Grassy Creek, Graveyard Creek, Greasy Creek, Greene Cove Creek, Greene Creek, Griffith Branch, Gutches Creek, Hanging Rock Branch, Hawk Creek, Holder Creek, Holley Branch, Hollow Poplar Creek, Honeycut Branch, Honeycutt Branch, Hughes Branch, Hughes Creek, Jakes Creek, Johns Camp Branch, Laurel Branch, Laurel Creek, Leathermans Fork, Left Fork Beans Creek, Left Fork Cane Creek, Lily Branch, Little Bear Creek, Little Bear Creek, Little Laurel Branch, Little Rock Creek, Little Rose Creek, Long Branch, Lyddies Creek, Melton Branch, Middle Ridge Branch, Miller Branch, Mine Creek, Mine Fork Branch, North Fork Grassy Creek, Pate Creek, Pigeonroost Creek, Pine Branch, Pine Branch, Pineroot Branch, Piney Branch, Powers Branch, Pump Branch, Raccoon Creek, Rebels Creek, Reddick Branch, Reuben Creek, Rich Branch, Right Fork Beans Creek, Right Fork Cane Creek, Right Fork Pigeonroost Creek, Roaring Branch, Rockhouse Creek, Rose Branch, Rose Creek, Roses Creek, Sams Branch, Sandy Branch, Shinbone Creek, Shop Branch, Silver Run, Sink Hole Creek, Smith Branch, Snow Creek, Soapstone Branch, South Toe River, Spring Creek, Stagger Weed Creek, Stewart Branch, Sugartree Branch, Sullins Branch, Sweet Creek, Toms Creek, Warrick Branch, Waterfall Branch, White Oak Creek, Whitson Branch, Wiles Creek, Wing Branch, Young Cove Creek

Summits show all on map

Arnold Knob, Bad Knob, Beartown Mountain, Beauty Spot, Ben Cox Knob, Big Ball, Briery Mountain, Burnt Mountain, Cane Creek Mountain, Chalk Mountain, Cow Mill Knob, Crabtree Mountain, Devils Nest, Dula Knob, Elkwallow Knob, Ellis Mountain, English Knob, Fork Mountain, Gouge Mountain, Grassy Knob, Grassy Ridge Bald, Green Mountain, Hanging Rock, Hawk Mountain, High Knob, High Knob, Iowa Hill, Iron Mountain, Ivy Knob, Jackson Knob, Jane Bald, Lightwood Mountain, Little Bald, Little Bald Knob, Little Hawk Mountain, Little Mountain, Little Rock Knob, Locust Knob, Loggy Knob, Meadlock Mountain, Mine Hill, Otter Knobs, Pine Knob, Pine Mountain, Piney Bald, Piney Ball, Pizzle Knob, Pumpkin Patch Mountain, Red Hill, Red Hill, Rich Knob, Rich Mountain, Roan Mountain, Rock Creek Mountain, Round Bald, Round Mountain, Rube Green Top, Shepherd Knob, Shepherd Mountain, Snow Hill, Spear Tops, Stony Knob, Tempa Mountain, The Lookoff, The Peak, Valhalla Dome, Wilson Knob, Woodys Knob, Yellow Spot

Towers show all on map

Spruce Pine Lookout Tower, WTOE-AM (Spruce Pine)

Tunnels show all on map

Little Switzerland Tunnel, Rough Ridge Tunnel, Vance Tunnel

Valleys show all on map

Buchanan Hollow, Gouge Cove, Hill Hollow, Hootowl Hollow, Jake Hollow, Jarrett Hollow, Johnson Hollow, Long Hollow, McKinney Cove, Nettle Cove, Polly Hollow, Roan Valley, Stony Valley, Vians Valley, Wiggins Cove,

Mitchell County, North Carolina Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	14,907
Mixed	169
American Indian	138
Black	76
Asian	61
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15

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