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Regional Facts & Figures
POPULATION
County – 56,664 (7/06)
County Tax Rate – $.49 per $100 value ('07-'08)
Size – 546 square miles
CLIMATE
Temperature: Annual average 54 degrees
Monthly average- January 37 - June 71
Rainfall: 46 inches (annual average)
Snowfall: 12 inches (annual average)
Elevation: 2,713 feet (in Waynesville)
SEASONS
Spring: Warm days w/ moderate rain, cool nights
Summer: Warm days, cool nights
Fall: Cool/breezy days, cooler nights
Winter: Moderate snowfall
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Located in mountainous area
of Western North Carolina
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546 square miles of plush
mountains, rolling foothills and green valleys
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Altitudes ranging from 1,400
feet to 6,621 feet
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There are 17 mountain peaks
within the county with elevations over 6,000
feet
• Haywood County is surrounded by
The Great Smoky Mountains on the north, the Newfound
Mountain range on the east, Pisgah Ridge on the
south and the Balsam Mountain range on the west |
