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Graham County, North Carolina

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Founding:  1872 Parent county:  Cherokee Namesake:  William Graham, North Carolina politician Seat:  Robbinsville (1872–) Land area:  292 square miles Population (2020):  8,030 Population (historic):  2,335 (1880); 4,343 (1900); 5,841 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1950; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  Three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  197 (3.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  18.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $494 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $164 Number of farms (1920):  746 Average farm size (1920):  23.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Robbinsville Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  circa 1840 (founding as Cheoah Valley ); 1843 (post office); 1893 (incorporation) Population (202...