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Welcome to Watauga County ...

Time Zone: Watauga County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Boone is the Seat for Watauga County.

Watauga County was founded in 1849. Watauga was created by taking area from Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes and Yancey Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Watauga had a population of 56,271 people. This is an increase of 10.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,079 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Watauga represented 0.54% of the total population of North Carolina.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.





 

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