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High
Country Population and Estimates
Counties 07/03
: Towns 07/02
|
Unit
|
1990
Census |
2000
Census |
Estimate
07-2002 or 07/2003* |
Births
04/00 - 06-03 |
Deaths
04/00 - 06/03 |
Estimated
Migration 04/00 - 06/03 |
Net
Change |
%
Growth from 2000 |
|
Alleghany County
|
9,590
|
10,677 |
10,790 |
338 |
455 |
230 |
113 |
1.1 |
|
Sparta
|
1,957 |
1,817 |
1,828 |
|
|
|
11
|
0.6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ashe County
|
22,209 |
24,384 |
25,086 |
823 |
944 |
823 |
702 |
2.9 |
|
Jefferson
|
1,300
|
1,422 |
1,446 |
|
|
|
24 |
1.7 |
|
Lansing
|
171 |
151 |
150 |
|
|
|
-1 |
-.0.7 |
|
West Jefferson
|
1,002 |
1,081 |
1,083 |
|
|
|
2 |
0.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avery County
|
14,867
|
17,167 |
18,093 |
572 |
605 |
959 |
926 |
5.4 |
|
Banner Elk
|
933 |
828 |
930 |
|
|
|
102 |
12.3 |
|
Beech Mountain (part)
|
7 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
|
0
|
0.0 |
|
Crossnore
|
271 |
242 |
297 |
|
|
|
55 |
22.7 |
|
Elk Park
|
486 |
459 |
462 |
|
|
|
3 |
0.7 |
|
Newland
|
645 |
704 |
711 |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Seven Devils (part)
|
20 |
17 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
Sugar Mountain
|
132 |
226 |
235 |
|
|
|
|
4.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mitchell County
|
14,433
|
15,687 |
15,925 |
538 |
673 |
373 |
238 |
1.5 |
|
Bakersville
|
332
|
357 |
361 |
|
|
|
4 |
1.1 |
|
Spruce Pine
|
1,020 |
2,030 |
2,041 |
|
|
|
11 |
0.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Watauga County
|
36,952 |
42,693 |
42,772 |
1126 |
940 |
-107 |
79 |
0.2 |
|
Beech Mountain (part)
|
232 |
297 |
300 |
|
|
|
3
|
1.0 |
|
Blowing Rock (part)
|
1,219 |
1,365 |
1,359 |
|
|
|
-6 |
-0.4 |
|
Boone
|
12,949 |
13,472 |
13,983 |
|
|
|
511 |
3.8 |
|
Seven Devils (part)
|
97 |
112 |
113 |
|
|
|
|
0.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wilkes County
|
59,393 |
65,632 |
66,909 |
2,847 |
2,171 |
601 |
1,277 |
1.9 |
|
North Wilkesboro
|
3,384 |
4,116 |
4,144 |
|
|
|
28 |
0.7 |
|
Ronda
|
367 |
460 |
470 |
|
|
|
10 |
2.2 |
|
Wilkesboro
|
2,964 |
3,159 |
3,188 |
|
|
|
29 |
0.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yancey County
|
15,419 |
17,774 |
17,926 |
606 |
604 |
150 |
152 |
0.9 |
|
Burnsville
|
1,482 |
1,623 |
1,630 |
|
|
|
|
0.4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High Country Region
|
172,863
|
194,014
|
197,501
|
6,850
|
6,392
|
3,029
|
3,487
|
1.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina
|
6,632,448
|
8,046,807
|
8,418,090
|
384,752
|
232,931
|
219,462
|
371,283
|
4.6 |
Source: US Bureau of
the Census, *NC
Demographer
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