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Graham County (locally /ˈɡreɪˌhæm/)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,030,[2] making it the third-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Robbinsville.[3]

Graham County
U.S. county
Graham County Courthouse in Robbinsville
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Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°21′N 83°50′W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1872
Named for	William A. Graham
Seat	Robbinsville
Largest town	Robbinsville
Area
• Total	302 sq mi (780 km2)
• Land	292 sq mi (760 km2)
• Water	9.6 sq mi (25 km2)  3.2%
Population
• Estimate  (2021)	8,043
• Density	27.5/sq mi (10.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	11th
Website	www.grahamcounty.org

History

The county was formed January 30, 1872, from the northeastern part of Cherokee County. It was named for William A. Graham,[4] United States Senator from North Carolina (1840–1843) and Governor of North Carolina (1845–1849).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 302 square miles (780 km²), of which 292 square miles (760 km²) is land and 9.6 square miles (25 km²) (3.2%) is water.[5] The terrain of the county is mountainous,[6] with elevations ranging from 1,177 feet (359 m) to 5,560 feet (1,690 m). Two-thirds of the county is the Nantahala National Forest. The soil of the valleys is fertile.[6]

Fontana Lake, an impoundment of the Little Tennessee River, forms most of the northern border of the county, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the other side of the lake. Fontana Lake is formed by Fontana Dam, the tallest dam in the eastern U.S. The remainder of the northern boundary of Graham County is almost completely formed by another impoundment of the Little Tennessee River, downstream from Fontana Dam, created by Cheoah Dam. Fontana Dam and Cheoah Dam are both operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The Appalachian Trail winds through Graham County. Part of the trail is located on top of Fontana Dam. The Cheoah River is noted for its Class IV and Class V whitewater rapids. The river is used for whitewater rafting about 17 days per year, based on a water-release schedule from Santeetlah Dam. Seventy-five percent of Lake Santeetlah shoreline borders national forest.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, a rare example of an old growth cove hardwood forest, is located in northwestern Graham County. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is part of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness area.

The eastern terminus of the Cherohala Skyway is located in northwestern Graham County. The 43-mile (69 km) Cherohala Skyway connects Graham County with Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

The Cherokee name for the area, Nantahala, is translated as "land of the noon-day sun" because 90% of the land is slopes of 30 degrees or greater, suggesting that in the valleys one sees the sun only in the middle of the day.[7]

Indian reservation

Parts of the Qualla Boundary, also known as the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation, are located in Graham County. These sections of the Qualla Boundary are non-contiguous from the primary part of the Qualla Boundary located in Swain, Jackson, Cherokee and Haywood counties. The Cherokees who live in Graham County form the Snowbird Cherokee community.

National protected area

• Cherohala Skyway
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (part)
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (part)
• Nantahala National Forest (part)

Major water bodies

• Chattooga River
• Cullasaja River
• Deep Creek
• Fontana Lake
• Hooper Mill Creek
• Little Santeetlah Creek
• Little Tennessee River
• Santeetlah Creek
• Santeetlah Lake
• Snowbird Creek
• Tulula Creek

Adjacent counties

• Blount County, Tennessee - north
• Swain County - northeast
• Macon County - southeast
• Cherokee County - south
• Monroe County, Tennessee - west

Major highways

• US 19
• US 74
• US 129
• NC 28
• NC 143
• 
  NC 143 Bus.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	2,335		—
1890	3,313		41.9%
1900	4,343		31.1%
1910	4,749		9.3%
1920	4,872		2.6%
1930	5,841		19.9%
1940	6,418		9.9%
1950	6,886		7.3%
1960	6,432		−6.6%
1970	6,562		2.0%
1980	7,217		10.0%
1990	7,196		−0.3%
2000	7,993		11.1%
2010	8,861		10.9%
2020	8,030		−9.4%
2021 (est.)	8,043	[8]	0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2013[13] 2020[14]

2020 census

Graham County racial composition[15]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	6,885	85.74%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	46	0.57%
Native American	570	7.1%
Asian	20	0.25%
Pacific Islander	4	0.05%
Other/Mixed	286	3.56%
Hispanic or Latino	219	2.73%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,030 people, 3,393 households, and 2,178 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 7,993 people, 3,354 households, and 2,411 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 5,084 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.91% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 6.84% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.6% were of American, 15.1% Irish, 12.7% English, 10.6% German and 5.1% Scots-Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.7% spoke English and 1.3% Cherokee as their first language.

There were 3,354 households, out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,645, and the median income for a family was $32,750. Males had a median income of $24,207 versus $18,668 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,237. About 14.40% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 20.40% of those age 65 or over.

Government, public safety, and politics

Government

Graham County is governed by an elected five member Board of Commissioners. The county is a member of the regional Southwestern Commission council of governments. It is the only dry county (in which alcohol sales are generally forbidden with only a few exceptions) in North Carolina.[17]

United States presidential election results for Graham County, North Carolina[18]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	3,710	79.53%	905	19.40%	50	1.07%
2016	3,283	78.77%	768	18.43%	117	2.81%
2012	2,750	69.67%	1,119	28.35%	78	1.98%
2008	2,824	67.71%	1,265	30.33%	82	1.97%
2004	2,693	67.54%	1,272	31.90%	22	0.55%
2000	2,304	68.55%	1,006	29.93%	51	1.52%
1996	1,801	54.76%	1,210	36.79%	278	8.45%
1992	1,919	49.51%	1,551	40.02%	406	10.47%
1988	2,091	61.16%	1,313	38.40%	15	0.44%
1984	2,514	62.63%	1,494	37.22%	6	0.15%
1980	1,961	54.25%	1,608	44.48%	46	1.27%
1976	1,621	47.34%	1,791	52.31%	12	0.35%
1972	1,699	61.05%	1,057	37.98%	27	0.97%
1968	1,570	52.44%	1,061	35.44%	363	12.12%
1964	1,398	44.59%	1,737	55.41%	0	0.00%
1960	1,721	56.32%	1,335	43.68%	0	0.00%
1956	1,762	54.25%	1,486	45.75%	0	0.00%
1952	1,380	46.46%	1,590	53.54%	0	0.00%
1948	1,115	41.07%	1,527	56.24%	73	2.69%
1944	1,356	41.79%	1,889	58.21%	0	0.00%
1940	1,089	43.68%	1,404	56.32%	0	0.00%
1936	1,325	47.36%	1,473	52.64%	0	0.00%
1932	1,183	46.25%	1,364	53.32%	11	0.43%
1928	1,260	56.68%	963	43.32%	0	0.00%
1924	907	51.56%	841	47.81%	11	0.63%
1920	915	58.69%	644	41.31%	0	0.00%
1916	460	49.15%	476	50.85%	0	0.00%
1912	261	29.00%	416	46.22%	223	24.78%

Public safety

The Graham County Sheriff's Office protects the court and all county owned facilities, operates the jail, and provides patrol and detective services.[19] Graham County Emergency Medical Services provide full-time paramedic level care to all of Graham County, and to a small portion of northwest Swain County. As there are no hospitals in Graham County, all patients are transported out of county for emergency care.

Communities

Towns

• Fontana Dam[20]
• Lake Santeetlah
• Robbinsville (county seat and largest town)

Townships

• Cheoah
• Fontana Dam
• Stecoah
• Yellow Creek

Other communities

Other communities in Graham County include Almond, Atoah, Fontana Heights, Fontana Village, Snowbird, Stecoah Valley, Sweetwater, Tapoco (named for the Tallassee Power Company[21]), and Tuskegee. Tallulah, a community just south of Robbinsville, may have been named for a mythological Cherokee Indian. Many smaller communities in Graham County are named for bodies of water, notable landscape features, or early settlers. These include Meadow Branch, Yellow Creek, and Sawyers Creek.

In popular culture

• Portions of the movie Nell (1994), starring Jodie Foster, were filmed near Robbinsville.
• Portions of the movie The Fugitive (1993), starring Harrison Ford, were filmed at Cheoah Dam.
• The historic 1927 silent film Stark Love was filmed in Graham County and featured local residents as actors.
• Some scenes from In Dreams (1999), starring Annette Bening and Robert Downey, Jr., were filmed in the area around Fontana Village.

See also

• List of counties in North Carolina
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Graham County, North Carolina
• USS Graham County (LST-1176)
• National Park Service
• List of national forests of the United States

References

На других языках

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[de] Graham County (North Carolina)

Graham County[1] ist ein County im Bundesstaat North Carolina der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Robbinsville.

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- [en] Graham County, North Carolina

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[fr] Comté de Graham (Caroline du Nord)

Le comté de Graham est un comté de l'État de Caroline du Nord [1], aux États-Unis. En 2010, sa population est de 8 861 habitants, ce qui en fait le 3e comté le moins peuplé de l’État. Son siège est la ville de Robbinsville.

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[it] Contea di Graham (Carolina del Nord)

La contea di Graham, in inglese Graham County, è una contea dello Stato della Carolina del Nord, negli Stati Uniti. La popolazione al censimento del 2000 era di 7.993 abitanti. Il capoluogo di contea è Robbinsville.

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[ru] Грейам (округ, Северная Каролина)

Округ Грейам (англ. Graham County) располагается в штате Северная Каролина, США. Официально образован в 1872 году. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 8 861 человек.

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