State: North Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 27,036 | 
| 2000 Population: | 27,143 | 
| White Population: | 25,907 | 
| Black Population: | 617 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 471 | 
| Asian Population: | 216 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 78 | 
| Indian Population: | 13 | 
| Other Population: | 137 | 
| Male Population: | 13,564 | 
| Female Population: | 13,579 | 
| Median Age: | 23.8 | 
| Male Median Age: | 23.7 | 
| Female Median Age: | 23.9 | 
| Households: | 12,075 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.2 | 
| Average House Value: | $144,600 | 
| Average Household Income: | $30,876 | 
| Land Area: | 109.078 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.085 sq mi | 
Adams Deerfield , Grandview Heights , Hillcrest , Hodges Gap , Laxon , Meat Camp , Perkinsville , Rutherwood , Shulls Mills , Boone
            Boone, NC (       0.7 miles)
             Todd, NC (       7.9 miles)
             Deep Gap, NC (       7.9 miles)
             Blowing Rock, NC (       8.8 miles)
             Vilas, NC (       9.0 miles)
             Zionville, NC (       9.4 miles)
             Fleetwood, NC (      10.0 miles)
             Banner Elk, NC (      10.1 miles)
             Sugar Grove, NC (      10.8 miles)
             Valle Crucis, NC (      12.7 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 | 
| White Population: | 5,804,656 | 
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 | 
| Asian Population: | 113,689 | 
| Indian Population: | 99,551 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 | 
| Other Population: | 186,629 | 
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 | 
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 | 
| Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 | 
| White Households: | 2,366,455 | 
| Black Households: | 626,997 | 
| Asian Households: | 33,079 | 
| Indian Households: | 34,038 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |