Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville is a city located in Buncombe County, North Carolina{{GR|6}}, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,889. It is the largest city in western North Carolina, and continues to grow - as of 2004, the Census Bureau estimates that Asheville's population is 70,400.

Education

Asheville and its surrounding area is home to several institutions of higher education.

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• Asheville-Buncombe Technical College
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Mars Hill College
• Montreat College
• Warren Wilson College