Banner Elk
Avery · USGS GNIS name record 1018956
Explore statistics nearby
These Census tracts have reference points near Banner Elk. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9210 ↗
Watauga County · NC
- Population
- 955
- Median home value
- $445,000
Census tract 9301 ↗
Avery County · NC
- Population
- 3,684
- Median home value
- $316,000
Census tract 9209 ↗
Watauga County · NC
- Population
- 4,249
- Median home value
- $353,500
Census tract 9303.01 ↗
Avery County · NC
- Population
- 3,269
- Median home value
- $222,300
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 Banner Elk ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located in northern Avery County along the Elk River at the mouth of Shawneehaw Creek, 27 km (17 mi) north northeast of Newland.
Incorporated in 1891 as Shawneehaw; incorporated again in 1911 as Banner Elk. Named for the Banner family, early settlers along Elk Creek. (NC-T11/p23)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c