Woodfin, North Carolina | |
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 Location in Buncombe County and the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′44″N 82°35′29″W / 35.64556°N 82.59139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council[1] |
| • Mayor | Jim McAllister[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.57 sq mi (24.78 km2) |
| • Land | 9.19 sq mi (23.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,936 |
| • Density | 863.45/sq mi (333.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 37-75280[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406909[4] |
| Website | www |
Woodfin is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,123 as of the 2010 census.[6] It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for Nicholas Washington Woodfin, a renowned lawyer and statesman of early North Carolina, under whom Governor Zebulon Vance clerked as an attorney. Woodfin is the only municipality bearing the name Woodfin in the United States. The town was incorporated in 1971, although the community itself dates back to at least the mid-19th century.
- ^ "Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities | UNC School of Government". www.sog.unc.edu. UNC School of Government. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Woodfin, NC". www.woodfin-nc.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodfin, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodfin town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2014.