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La contea di Buncombe, in inglese Buncombe County, è una contea dello Stato della Carolina del Nord, negli Stati Uniti. La popolazione al censimento del 2000 era di 206 330 abitanti. Il capoluogo di contea è Asheville . Indice. 1 Storia. 2 Geografia antropica. 2.1 Città. 2.2 Town. 2.3 Census-designated place. 3 Altri progetti.
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Asheville è una città degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo della contea di Buncombe, nella Carolina del Nord. È la città più grande della Carolina del Nord occidentale, e continua a crescere. Al censimento del 2000 aveva una popolazione di 68 889 abitanti mentre secondo una stima del 2007 il totale è passato a 73 875.
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The area of modern day Buncombe County and its environs was originally populated by the Anigiduwagi, better known as the Cherokee people. Europeans, primarily of German, Scottish and English descent, began to live in Buncombe in the early 18th century. Some the earliest permanent European settlers in Buncombe arrived in 1784.These European settlers...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buncombe county has a total area of 659.95 square miles (1,709.3 km2), of which 656.50 square miles (1,700.3 km2) is land and 3.45 square miles (8.9 km2) (0.52%) is water. The French Broad River enters the county at its border with Henderson County to the south and flows north into Madison County. The source of ...
Since 1970, the county has had a steady rise in population, attracting retirees, second-home buyers and others from outside the region.
Local government
Buncombe County is a member of the Land-of-Sky Regional Councilof governments. Buncombe County has a council/manager form of government. Current commissioners were elected in 2020: Chair Brownie Newman, Al Whitesides, Terri Wells, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Amanda Edwards, Parker Sloan and Robert Pressley. The county manager is Avril Pinder. Othe notable commissioners include J. E. Rankinwho served as chair for 26 years. The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...
State politics
As of 2023, in the North Carolina Senate, Julie Mayfield (D-49th) and Warren Daniel (R-46th) both represent parts of Buncombe County. Mayfield represents most of the county including Asheville and the west side. Daniel represents a portion of the east side of the county as well as McDowell and Burke Counties. In the North Carolina House of Representatives, Eric Ager (D-114th), Lindsey Prather (D-115th), and Caleb Rudow (D-116th) each represent part of the county.
Federal politics
Buncombe had long been a bellwethercounty in presidential elections. It voted for the winning candidate in every election from 1928 until 1956, and again from 1964 until 2012. Since 2008, the county has trended strongly toward the Democratic Party. It swung from a 0.6 point win for George W. Bush to a 14-point win for Barack Obama in 2008, and has gone Democratic by double-digit margins at every election since then. This includes 2016, when it voted for Hillary Clinton. When Donald Trump won...
Buncombe County Public Libraries has 11 branch locations, with a central location at Pack Memorial Library in downtown Asheville.
City
1. Asheville(county seat and largest municipality)
Towns
1. Biltmore Forest 2. Black Mountain 3. Montreat 4. Weaverville 5. Woodfin
Census-designated places
1. Avery Creek 2. Barnardsville 3. Bent Creek 4. Emma 5. Fairview 6. Royal Pines 7. Swannanoa
Geographic data related to Buncombe County, North Carolina at OpenStreetMapContea di Buncombe (2 C, 1 P) C. Contea di Catawba (2 C, 1 P) ... Contea di Columbus; Contea di Cumberland (Carolina del Nord) Contea di Currituck; D.
Asheville è una città degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo della contea di Buncombe, nella Carolina del Nord. È la città più grande della Carolina del Nord occidentale, e continua a crescere. Al censimento del 2000 aveva una popolazione di 68 889 abitanti mentre secondo una stima del 2007 il totale è passato a 73 875.
