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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Newland Namesake: William Newland, North Carolina lieutenant g...