Transylvania County, North Carolina

Transylvania County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,334. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of  and. Its name is derived from the and has  origins: trans ("across") and silva or sylva ("woods").

Law and government
Transylvania County is a member of the of governments.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 986 (381 ). 980 km² (378 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.57%) is water. There are over 250 in the county, partially due to the fact that Transylvania County is the wettest county in the state. This is contrasted with, which is thirty miles northeast of Transylvania County receiving the lowest. The traverses through parts of the county, affording spectacular views of the, which reach over 6,000 feet elevation in the county. The highest point, (6,025 ft.), lies northwest of the county seat.



Townships
The county is divided into nine : Boyd,, Catheys Creek, Dunns Rock, Eastatoe, Gloucester, Hogback, ,and Little River.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 12,320 households, and 8,660 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 15,553 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.67%, 4.21% or , 0.28% , 0.38% , 0.02% , 0.31% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,320 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.40% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,587, and the median income for a family was $45,579. Males had a median income of $31,743 versus $21,191 for females. The for the county was $20,767. About 6.60% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.