Swain County, North Carolina
Founding: 1871 Parent counties: Jackson and Macon Namesake: David Swain, North Carolina governor Seat: Byson City (1872–) Land area: 528 square miles Population (2020): 14,117 Population (historic): 3,784 (1880); 8,401 (1900); 11,568 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 313 (3.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 36.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $453 Average outbuilding value (1930): $204 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,264 Average farm size (1920): 22.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bryson City Namesake: Thaddeus Bryson, local resident Founding: 1872 (platting as Charleston ...