Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard, North Carolina
City
Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard
Transylvania County Courthouse in Brevard
Official seal of Brevard, North Carolina
Seal
Location of Brevard, North Carolina
Location of Brevard, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°14′38″N 82°43′35″W / 35.24389°N 82.72639°W / 35.24389; -82.72639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyTransylvania
Founded1861[1]
Incorporated1889[1]
Named forEphraim Brevard[1]
Government
 • MayorMaureen Copelof
Area
[2]
 • Total5.36 sq mi (13.88 km2)
 • Land5.36 sq mi (13.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[3]
2,149 ft (655 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,744
 • Density1,445.59/sq mi (558.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28712
Area code828
FIPS code37-07720[4]
GNIS feature ID2403920[3]
Websitewww.cityofbrevard.com

Brevard (/brəˈvɑːrd/ brə-VARD) is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census. [5]

Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in western North Carolina. A moderate climate, environmental beauty and cultural activities attracts retirees to the area.

Brevard is also known for its white squirrels. There are several theories of how they came to live there, including an overturned carnival truck and an escaped pet breeding with native squirrels.[6]

Along with nearby Asheville and Hendersonville, Brevard forms the Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA combined statistical area.

  1. ^ a b c "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brevard, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "White Squirrels".