Yancey County at a Glance
Population:
Approximately 18,000
County
Seat: Burnsville, NC
Elevation:
Yancey County has
the highest average elevation of any County in North
Carolina.
Mt. Mitchell, at 6,684 feet, is the highest peak east of the
Mississippi.
Climate:
Summer: highs
are low to mid 80’s, lows are in the 50’s. Winter:
highs
are mid 60’s, lows range from 20’s to
30’s.
Topography:
Land area is 311
square miles, or 200,704 acres.
Government:
County government
is provided by a three member Board of Commissioners. Town government
for the town of Burnsville consists of an elected Mayor and a three
member Town Board.
Taxes:
7% sales tax. Room
occupancy is 3%.
Industry:
The county has
textile, mining, bedspring manufacturing, and asphalt.
Crops:
Crops include tobacco,
Christmas trees, ornamental shrubs, and berries and fruit farms.
Schools:
Yancey County
has 9 schools: 6 elementary schools: Bald Creek,
Bee Log,
Burnsville, Clearmont, Micaville, and South Toe. 2 middle
schools: Cane River and East Yancey. 1 high school:
Mountain Heritage.
Events:
Spring and Holiday Arts
Studio Tours, Spring Arts Festival, 4th of July Celebration, Christmas
Parade, Christmas Productions, High School Drama and Musical
Productions, Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair, Old Time Days, and
Parkway
Playhouse Performances.
The Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is literally the “Backbone”
of a
great scenic mountain region embracing the Southern (and highest)
portion of the Appalachian mountain range, an area of approximately
20,000 square miles.
The Parkway forms a broad avenue as it opens up a vast mountain area,
and at the same time a high balcony from which to view the natural
wonders of this mountain region. This great 469-mile scenic
Parkway follows the highest ridges between the Shenandoah and the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. The numerous overlooks provide
parking areas from which to experience some of America’s
finest.
