Back Alleghany County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة أليغاني (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Alleghany County, North Carolina BAR Алегени (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian আলেঘানি কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Alleghany Gông (North Carolina) CDO Аллегейни (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Alleghany County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB Alleghany County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Alleghany County (North Carolina) German
Alleghany County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′N 81°08′W / 36.49°N 81.13°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Named for | Allegheny Mountains |
| Seat | Sparta |
| Largest community | Sparta |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.26 sq mi (611.9 km2) |
| • Land | 234.84 sq mi (608.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2) 0.60% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,888 |
• Estimate (2023) | 11,342 |
| • Density | 46.36/sq mi (17.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Alleghany County (/ˌælɪˈɡeɪni/ AL-ig-AY-nee)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,888.[2] Its county seat is Sparta.[3]
- ^ Talk Like A Tarheel Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.