Back Watauga County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة واتوغا (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Watauga County, North Carolina BAR Уотога (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ৱাটৌগা কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Watauga Gông (North Carolina) CDO Watauga County CEB Watauga County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Watauga County Danish Watauga County German
Watauga County | |
|---|---|
 United States Post Office in Boone | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′N 81°43′W / 36.24°N 81.71°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Named for | Watauga River |
| Seat | Boone |
| Largest community | Boone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 313.32 sq mi (811.5 km2) |
| • Land | 312.44 sq mi (809.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.88 sq mi (2.3 km2) 0.28% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 54,086 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 54,748 |
| • Density | 173.11/sq mi (66.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Watauga County (/wəˈtɔːɡə/ wuh-TAW-guh)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,086.[2] Its county seat and largest community is Boone.[3][4] The county is in an exceptionally mountainous region, known as the High Country. It is the home of Appalachian State University, which has approximately 20,023 students as of August 2020.[5] Watauga County comprises the Boone, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Talk Like A Tarheel, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Watauga County | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
- ^ Bruffy, Megan (August 28, 2020). "App State enrollment reaches 20,023, breaks records for underrepresented students". Appalachian Today. Retrieved October 25, 2023.