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ABOUT US

North Carolina High Country and the Yadkin Valley

W elcome to the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wilkes County (pop. 66,139)
Established in 1777, Wilkes is among North Carolina’s larger counties,

Music and cultural festivals, acres of parks and green
with more than 757 square miles. A diverse slate of industries here
spaces, and long, swift-running rivers give residents and
visitors the feeling of knowing they’re in a cultural oasis not far from includes Fortune 500 mainstays Tyson Foods and Lowe’s Companies,
big city life. and manufacturers of textiles, furniture, and construction materials. Wilkes
County is a hub for culture, arts, entertainment, festivals, and spacious
landscape, attracting visitors seeking agritourism and ecotourism.
Wilkes County is an approximate two-hour drive from Raleigh, 80 miles
from Charlotte, and 45 miles from Winston-Salem and Hickory, N.C.
Wilkesboro – The County Seat (pop. 3,699)
Wilkesboro is a Mountain Heritage Trout Water City, a Small Town
Main Street Community, and has been the county seat since 1778, when
Wilkes County was formed. The town was incorporated in 1847 and
maintains its original layout from more than 200 years ago on the south
side of the Yadkin River, with a courthouse square, Main Street, and a
vibrant downtown.

Other Communities (Unincorporated)

• Boomer • McGrady

• Brushy • Millers Creek
Mountain • Mt. Pleasant

• Clingman • Mulberry

• Cricket • Purlear
• Fairplains • Roaring River
• Ferguson • Traphill

• Hays • Windy Gap

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