Henderson County, North Carolina
county in North Carolina, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henderson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 116,281 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Hendersonville.[2]
Henderson County | |
|---|---|
 Henderson County Courthouse | |
| Motto(s): "Outdoor adventures and more" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′11″N 82°28′47″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Named for | Leonard Henderson |
| Seat | Hendersonville |
| Largest community | Hendersonville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 375.09 sq mi (971.5 km2) |
| • Land | 372.95 sq mi (965.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.14 sq mi (5.5 km2) 0.57% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 116,281 |
| • Density | 311.79/sq mi (120.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 11th |
| Website | www |
The county was made in 1838 from the southern part of Buncombe County. It was named for Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1833.
Henderson County is part of the local Land-of-Sky Regional Council of governments.
These counties are bordered to Henderson County:
- Buncombe County - north
- Rutherford County - northeast
- Polk County - east
- Greenville County, South Carolina - south
- Transylvania County - west
- Haywood County - northwest
These communities are in Henderson County:
Cities
- Hendersonville
- Saluda
Towns
- Fletcher
- Laurel Park
- Mills River
Village
- Flat Rock
Census-designated places
- Balfour
- Barker Heights
- Dana
- East Flat Rock
- Edneyville
- Etowah
- Fruitland
- Gerton
- Hoopers Creek
- Horse Shoe
- Mountain Home
- Valley Hill
Unincorporated communities
- Bat Cave
- Chestnut Hill
- Mountain Page
- Naples
- Tuxedo
- Zirconia
- Bearwallow
Townships
- Blue Ridge
- Clear Creek
- Crab Creek
- Edneyville
- Green River
- Hendersonville
- Hoopers Creek
- Mills River
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