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Jackson County
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county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson
- Seat
- Sylva
- Largest community
- Cullowhee
- Total
- 494.88 sq mi (1,281.7 km )
- Land
- 491.11 sq mi (1,272.0 km )
- Water
- 3.77 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.76%
- Estimate 2025
- 45,039
- Density
- 87.779/sq mi (33.892/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 11th
- Website
- jacksonnc.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 43109
- Area
- 1281
- Official website
- www.jacksonnc.org
- Image
- Jackson-county-courthouse-nc1.jpg
- Households
- 17008
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- Commons category
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- native label
- Jackson County
- inception
- 1851-00-00
- per capita income
- 25738
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Jackson County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,109. Since 1913, its county seat has been Sylva, which replaced Webster. Cullowhee is the site of Western Carolina University (WCU). In the early 21st century, the university has more than 12,000 students, nearly twice the number of permanent residents of Cullowhee. The university has a strong influence in the region and county. More than 10 percent of the county residents identify as Native American, mostly Cherokee. The federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is based at Qualla Boundary, land that consists of territory in both Jackson and neighboring Swain County. This is the only federally recognized tribe in North Carolina, and one among three federally recognized Cherokee tribes nationally. The other two are based in what is now the state of Oklahoma, a former Indian Territory.
History