Hendersonville, North Carolina

Hendersonville, North Carolina
Historic downtown Hendersonville
Historic downtown Hendersonville
Flag of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Official seal of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Nickname(s): 
City of Four Seasons, Hendo
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Location of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°19′29″N 82°27′26″W / 35.32472°N 82.45722°W / 35.32472; -82.45722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHenderson
Incorporated1847[1]
Named forLeonard Henderson[1]
Government
 • MayorBarbara Volk
Area
 • Total7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2)
 • Land7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation2,100 ft (600 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total15,137
 • Density2,043.61/sq mi (788.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
28739, 28791–28792
Area code828
FIPS code37-30720[4]
GNIS feature ID2404685[3]
Websitewww.cityofhendersonville.org

Hendersonville is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States,[5] located 22 miles (35 km) south of Asheville. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.[6]

The population was 13,137 at the 2010 census[7] and was estimated in 2019 to be 14,157.[8]

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hendersonville, North Carolina
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 154.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Hendersonville city, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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