Alleghany County | |
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Nickname: Heart Of The Blue Ridge Parkway | |
Motto: "Authentically Alleghany" | |
Coordinates: 36°29′22″N 81°07′56″W / 36.489356°N 81.132299°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Founded | 1859 |
Named for | Allegheny Mountains |
Seat | Sparta |
Largest community | Sparta |
Area | |
• Total | 236.26 sq mi (611.9 km2) |
• Land | 234.84 sq mi (608.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2) 0.60% |
Population | |
• Total | 10,888 |
• Density | 46.36/sq mi (17.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | www |
Alleghany County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 10,888 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Sparta.
The county was made in 1859 from the eastern part of Ashe County, North Carolina.
Alleghany County is part of the High Country Council of Governments.
Since it is in the mountains, Alleghany County has cooler summers than most other places in North Carolina. The temperature usually does not go above 85 °F in the summer. But in the winter the temperature is colder than most places in North Carolina.
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