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Welcome to Henderson County ...

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

The community of Hendersonville is the Seat for Henderson County.

Henderson County was founded in 1838 and was created by taking area from Buncombe County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henderson had a population of 117,347 people. This is an increase of 9.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 106,740 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henderson represented 1.12% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Henderson County:

  • Flat Rock
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock<3>
  • Fletcher
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher<3>
  • Hendersonville
  • Laurel Park
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park<3>
  • Mills River
  • Saluda
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda<3>

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 01 Feb 2023