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Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville, North Carolina
Administration
Full nameAsheville, North Carolina
Official nameAsheville, North Carolina
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Incorporated1797
Government
MayorTerry Bellamy
Council MemberJan Davis, Carl Mumpower, Brownie Newman, Bill Russell, Robin Cape, Kelly Miller
Geography
Total Area41.3 sq mi (107 km2)
Land Area40.9 sq mi (105.9 km2)
Water Area0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation2134 ft (650.4 m)
Demography
Total Population83383. (2010)
Density (pop.)784.4/km2 (2032.15/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)238318
Metro (pop.)408436
Other information
Time zoneEastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Area code828
FIPS code37-02140 
GNIS feature ID1018864 

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Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and it continues to grow. The U.S. Census Bureau determined that Asheville's population in 2010 was 83,318. Asheville is a part of the four-county Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population of which was estimated by the Census Bureau in 2010 to be 417,012.

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Kenneth George Jr. is an American college student and former college basketball player known for his great height. Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for his college team, the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) Bulldogs, and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball.
0.28 min. | 4.73 user rating		 I have jumped off alot of cliffs but this was by far the scariest thing i have ever done. It's much more difficult than it looks. You had to clear the rocks and you couldn't see where you were jumping. I just decided to go for it, and this video is the second jump i did. You can hear some people clap and stuff. It was amazing
0.83 min. | 2.47 user rating		 The Cherokee Indians in Western North Carolina are looking for you!
0.55 min. | 4.92 user rating		 At Earthshine Lodge I have constructed a small bog to provide habitat for several pitcher plants. Pitcher plants are a type of carnivorous plant that "eat" insects, spiders and other small animals of all kinds. This video describes how pitcher plants "eat" animals without ever moving a "muscle" like the more famous Venus Flytrap does. If you are interested in visiting these plants and learning more just check us out at Earthshine Mountain Lodge in lake Toxaway, North Carolina USA. www.earthshinelodge.com
5.92 min. | 4.51 user rating		 Visit Cherokee, North Carolina for the Festival of Native American Peoples. Located just minutes from Asheville. This year our annual ... all » gathering of tribes from throughout the Americas expands into a showcase of native dance, art and culture. The Festival of Native Peoples is an exposition of non-competitive dance, storytelling and song performances expressing the collected history, culture, tradition and wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. And for 2007, juried artists and artisans will also display, show and sell their beautiful work. The Cherokee Festival of Native Peoples is unique event that is not to be missed.
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www.RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide shares sights and sounds from downtown Asheville, NC. Enjoy shopping, dining, music, architecture and great people watching in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Biltmore Estate. For more, go to http
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4.65 min. | 4.83 user rating		 To get the entire movie go to www.createspace.com It was back in 1964. New York City filmmaker, David Hoffman, age 22, was headed down with his new 16mm hand held camera (weight 49 lbs!) to spend three weeks driving the backcountry around Madison County, North Carolina, in the center of Appalachia, with the 82 year old founder of the pioneer Asheville Mountain Music and Dance Festival, Bascom Lamar Lunsford. The resulting film, "Bluegrass Roots" lets you hear and experience the hard scrabbling, dirt road real people sounds that dominated the back country of the southern mountains 40 years ago. It presents a string of the most extraordinary singers, players and dancers the BlueGrass Mountains had to offer. Many later became famous. Some were never heard from again. Most of the songs are classics, including Lunsford's own tune, "Mountain Dew." When this film aired on Public Television in 1965, TV Guide gave it a full-page positive review, because Americans had never seen a documentary on the roots of Bluegrass and Country music. Today, the dirt roads and the moonshine counties are largely modernized, and Bluegrass Roots, stands as a record of a uniquely talented group of people at a time just before the coming of television, changed them. www.thehoffmancollection.com
2.12 min. | 4.98 user rating		 www.RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide presents the spectacular outdoor scenery at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, that includes views of Biltmore House, gardens, and conservatory. For more info, go to http
3.95 min. | 4.93 user rating		 Airsoft war video from a game on 08-29 at Cane Creek Airsoft in Asheville North Carolina. For game info please visit www.ccairsoft.com
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Owner of NC water services company accused of billing customers for services ... - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 Tweet this news
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3--By AP -ASHEVILLE-, -NC- (AP) � The owner of a North Carolina water services company faces up to 20 years in federal prison for falsely billing customers. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:06:43 GMT+00:00
Plenty of ways to help ring in 2011 in the Asheville area - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times--There are plenty of entertainment options around -Asheville- and Western -North Carolina-, from rock to bluegrass to ballroom dancing. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:09:30 GMT+00:00
Asheville, Mars Hill rehab centers get new owners - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times--The facilities have been open in Western -North Carolina- for more than 20 years. Services including skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation will remain ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:25:59 GMT+00:00
People of Asheville face fine for not shoveling their snow - WNCT Tweet this news
WNCT---ASHEVILLE-, -NC- - Snow is piled high on the streets of Asheville and the city is telling people who own a business or home to start digging ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:42:39 GMT+00:00
Asheville Citizen-Times.com's most-viewed stories of 2010 - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times--It was a tragic case that captured the interest of Western -North Carolina-: the 2008 murder of -NC- Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. during an Interstate 40 ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:25:58 GMT+00:00
Bitter wind, heavy snow hit western NC communities - WBTV Tweet this news
WBTV--AP - December 13, 2010 7:25 AM ET -ASHEVILLE-, -NC- (AP) - Roads are getting dangerous and even staying outside for more than a few minutes could be risky in ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:27:09 GMT+00:00
Fed Bans Dividends at Westar Financial - ABC News Tweet this news
ABC News---...- Services Corp to refrain from paying dividends or otherwise reducing the capital from its main subsidiary, The Bank of -Asheville-, in -North Carolina-. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:11:52 GMT+00:00
At Charles Taylor's event in Asheville, NC Republican leadership says no ... - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times--With -North Carolina- facing a nearly $4 billion fiscal hole, no program will be guaranteed immunity from cuts as ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:21:50 GMT+00:00
Asheville eateries feature variations on hot chocolate - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times---ASHEVILLE- � With all the early December snow, Western -North Carolina- folks have already had a great excuse to indulge ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:21:53 GMT+00:00
Asheville area leads nation in hempcrete construction - Asheville Citizen-Times Tweet this news
Asheville Citizen-Times--“Western -North Carolina- essentially is the capital of hempcrete building in the United States right now,” said Gregory ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:39:01 GMT+00:00

Largest employers :
# Employer # of Employees
1 Mission Health System 3,000+
2 Buncombe County Schools System 3,000+
3 Ingles 3,000+
4 State of North Carolina 1,000+
5 Buncombe County 1,000+
6 Asheville VA Medical Center 1,000+
7 City of Asheville 1,000+
8 Wal-Mart 1,000+
9 The Biltmore Company 1,000+
10 Asheville � Buncombe Technical Community College 1,000+
11 Eaton 1,000+
12 Grove Park Inn 500-999
13 Asheville City Schools 500-999
14 Community CarePartners 500-999
15 United States Postal Service 500-999
16 BorgWarner Turbo Systems 500-999
17 Thermo Fisher Scientific 500-999
18 arvato digital services 500-999
19 Employment Control 500-999
20 Volvo Construction Equipment 500-999

Sports : Current teams
Name Sport Founded League Venue
Asheville Grizzlies Football ?? NAFL Memorial Stadium

Municipalities and communities of Buncombe County, North Carolina

: Previous teams
Name Sport Founded League Venue Years in Asheville
Asheville Aces Ice hockey 2004 Southern Professional Hockey League Asheville Civic Center 2004
County seat: Asheville
CityAsheville
TownsBiltmore Forest * Black Mountain * Montreat * Weaverville * Woodfin
CDPsAvery Creek * Bent Creek * Fairview * Leicester * Royal Pines * Swannanoa
Unincorporated
communities		Arden * Barnardsville * Candler * Enka * Gerton * Jupiter * Ridgecrest * Skyland

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