Woodfin, North Carolina

Woodfield
(Wilson County)

Woodford Green
(Mecklenburg County)

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The town of Woodfin is located in Buncombe County.

Woodfin is 680 feet [207.26 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

South Carolina has a community that is also named Woodfin.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Woodfin had a population of 3,162 people ^<2> (or 1.53% of the total population of Buncombe County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Woodfin had a population of 5,731 people. This is an increase of 81.25% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodfin.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	5,731	+81.25%	+0.7% since 2007
2007	5,691	+79.98%	+0.9% since 2006
2006	5,640	+78.37%	+0.45% since 2005
2005	5,615	+77.58%
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2000	3,162	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Asheville	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	74,543	8.21% increase
Biltmore Forest	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,559	8.26% increase
Black Mountain	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	7,877	4.87% increase
Canton	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	3,867	4.02% decrease
Fletcher	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,714	12.64% increase
Mars Hill	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,772	0.45% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Woodfin.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodfin - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woodfin. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Woodfin and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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