Clay County, North Carolina

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Clay County, North Carolina is a small, rural county in the southwestern part of the state, located in the Appalachian Mountains along the Georgia border.

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instanceOf administrative division
county
areaLand approximately 215 square miles
areaTotal approximately 221 square miles
areaWater approximately 6 square miles
borders Cherokee County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Macon County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Towns County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Union County, Georgia NERFINISHED
characteristic rural
climate humid subtropical / highland-influenced
congressionalDistrict North Carolina's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED
contains Chatuge Lake NERFINISHED
Hayesville, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Hiawassee River NERFINISHED
Nantahala National Forest (part) NERFINISHED
country United States of America
countySeat Hayesville, North Carolina NERFINISHED
countySeatSince 1861
economicActivity agriculture
outdoor recreation
tourism
established 1861
feature forested landscape
mountainous terrain
small population
FIPSCode 37-043
formedFrom Cherokee County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
GNISID 1023850
governingBody Clay County Board of Commissioners NERFINISHED
hasAreaCode 828
hasBorderFeature North Carolina–Georgia state line NERFINISHED
hasZIPCode 28904
isPartOf United States Census Bureau's Murphy, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED
largestSettlement Hayesville, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED
Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED
Western North Carolina NERFINISHED
namedAfter Henry Clay NERFINISHED
population approximately 11,000 (2020 census)
populationDensity low
postalAbbreviation NC NERFINISHED
region Southern Appalachian region NERFINISHED
state North Carolina NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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North Carolina's 11th congressional district contains Clay County, North Carolina
western North Carolina contains Clay County, North Carolina
subject surface form: Western North Carolina
George W. Truett placeOfBirth Clay County, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Clay County, North Carolina, United States