Alleghany County (/ ˌælɪˈɡeɪni / AL-ig-AY-nee) [ 1 ] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 10,888 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] . Its county seat is Sparta. [ 3 ] The earliest inhabitants of the area eventually comprising Alleghany County were Cherokee and Shawnee Native Americans.

2010年8月1日 · Alleghany County was formed by an act of the 1858-59 session of the North Carolina legislature out of the northeastern portion of Ashe County. A surveyor was hired to locate the most central location for the county seat, but squabbling over the location and the Civil War delayed the establishment of a permanent home for county government until ...

On January 5, 1822, Alleghany County was formed from parts of Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe Counties by an act of the Virginia Legislature. The Town of Clifton Forge, the Town of Iron Gate, and the City of Covington lie within the County’s boundary. The County, City, and Towns are generally known collectively as the Alleghany Highlands.

Alleghany County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 10,888 people lived there. [1] . Its county seat is Sparta. The county was made in 1859 from the eastern part of Ashe County, North Carolina. Alleghany County is part of the High Country Council of Governments.

The fifth smallest county in North Carolina, Alleghany County was formed from parts of Ashe County in 1859 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly. It received its name from the Allegewi Indian word “oolikhanna” (beautiful stream). …

The county was organized in 1859 from Ashe County. The name "Alleghany" comes from an Indian word meaning "good river." Alleghany County is without a doubt one most beautiful places in America, with 235 square miles of forested ridges, round stony peaks, and deeply eroded river bottoms that reflect its ancient geological past.

Alleghany County, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina and bordering Virginia, was formed in 1859 from Ashe County through an act of the North Carolina legislature. The first inhabitants of this land were people of the Cherokee and Shawnee tribes .

The population of Alleghany County has steadily grown over the past 100 years, and will continue to do so according to the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management Projections. Decennial census data from 1920- 2020 shows that, with a few exceptions, the County’s population has continually grown over the last century. The

Alleghany County or Allegany County may refer to: Alleghany County, North Carolina, county seat Sparta; Alleghany County, Virginia, in the Roanoke Region; Allegany County, Maryland, county seat Cumberland; Allegany County, New York, county seat Belmont

The County comprises approximately 452 square miles of which nearly 50% is in the National Forest. The County surrounds one city, Covington, which forms the principal center of population. Covington, a city of the second class and the County seat, was named in honor of General Leonard Covington, hero of the war of 1812 and friend of James ...