Henderson County

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Region: Mountain
County Seat: Hendersonville
Population: 89,173¹
Towns & Cities: Bat Cave, Etowah, Flat Rock, Fletcher, Horse Shoe, Laurel Park, Mountain Home, Naples, Zirconia

In 1838, Henderson County was formed from Buncombe. It is in the western section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Transylvania, Haywood, Buncombe, McDowell, Rutherford and Polk counties.²

Additional County History


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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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The Flag bears two dates in its blue field on the left. May 20, 1775 was the year North Carolina signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was issued and April 12, 1776 is the date of the Halifax Resolves. North Carolina was the first colony to declare its independence from England well before July 4, 1776.