Avery County, North Carolina

Founding: 1911
Parent counties: Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga
Namesake: Waightstill Avery, North Carolina militiaman
Seat: Elk Park (1911–1912); Newland (1912–)
Land area: 247 square miles
Population (2020): 17,806
Population (historic): 10,335 (1920); 11,803 (1930); 13,561 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1940; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: Six towns; two villages; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 834 (6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $640
Average outbuilding value (1930): $212

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,315
Average farm size (1920): 28 acres
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Newland

 
Namesake: William Newland, North Carolina lieutenant governor
Founding: 1911 (platting); 1912 (post office); 1913 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 715
Population (historic): 289 (1920); 328 (1930); 471 (1940)
Periods of population growth: 1911–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 40 (8.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Three Oaks / George Watkins House (c. 1870). 7569 Linville Falls Highway. Gothic Revival.

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