Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina

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Grassy Creek is an unincorporated community in the Grassy Creek Township of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, near the border with the state of Virginia.

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History

Grassy Creek was established around 1788 ( Powell 1968 , p. 199).

The Grassy Creek Historic District and William Waddell House were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

Demographics

Grassy Creek's Zip Code Tabulation Area (Zip Code 28631) has a population of 511 as of the 2000 census. The population is 53.4% male and 46.6% female. About 92.2% of the population is white, 1.2% African-American, 0.6% American Indian, 7.8% Hispanic, 5.3% some other race and 0.8% of people are two or more races.

The median household income is $28,654 with 21.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN   0-8078-1247-1

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