Asheville
Buncombe · USGS GNIS name record 1018864
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These Census tracts have reference points near Asheville. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1 ↗
Buncombe County · NC
- Population
- 1,207
- Median home value
- $837,500
Census tract 6 ↗
Buncombe County · NC
- Population
- 1,972
- Median home value
- $643,400
Census tract 2 ↗
Buncombe County · NC
- Population
- 1,463
- Median home value
- $479,200
Census tract 7 ↗
Buncombe County · NC
- Population
- 1,349
- Median home value
- $605,200
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Asheville ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located in central Buncombe County along the French Broad River.
Settled in 1792; incorporated in 1797. At one time called Morristown, likely for William Morris who cast the deciding vote as a Commissioner which sellected the site for the Buncombe County Courthouse in 1792. Name changed to Asheville in 1797 for Samuel Ashe (1725-1798), Governor of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. (NC-T11/p14)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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