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Wilkes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. The population was 65,969 at the 2020 census. [1] Its county seat is Wilkesboro, [2] and its largest community is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. [3]
People from Wilkesboro, North Carolina (8 P) Pages in category "People from Wilkes County, North Carolina" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. [4] The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The town is located along the south bank of the Yadkin River , directly opposite the town of North Wilkesboro .
George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914), billionaire who created the Biltmore Estate in the North Carolina mountains; it is the largest privately owned mansion in the Western Hemisphere and North Carolina's top tourist attraction (Asheville) Blake R. Van Leer (1893–1956), president of Georgia Tech, inventor and civil rights advocate ...
Otto Wood (1894 – December 31, 1930) was a Depression-era desperado, born in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1894. He began his life of crime at an early age, stealing a bicycle from a boy in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. He was quickly caught and spent time in the Wilkes County Jail. He was subsequently sentenced to serve on a chain ...
Tom Dula was born to a poor Appalachian hill-country family in Wilkes County, North Carolina, [6] most likely the youngest of three brothers, with one younger sister, Eliza. [7] Dula grew up, attended school, and "probably played with the female Fosters" – Anne and her cousins Laura and Pauline.
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Wilkes County saw significant rainfall and strong winds from Helene. There were washed-out roadways, flooding and downed trees. Earlier on Friday, the county’s 911 ...
Mulberry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,332 at the 2010 U.S. Census. [3] The community was given its name by the first European pioneers to settle the area in the 1750s. These settlers called the region "Mulberry Fields", after the many mulberry trees in the area ...