Elk Park
A town in Avery County, North Carolina — population 450 as of 2020.
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Overnight
61°F
Patchy Fog9% precip
Saturday
73°F
Patchy Fog82% precip
Saturday Night
59°F
Patchy Fog80% precip
Sunday
66°F
Showers And Thunderstorms89% precip
News around Avery County
Carolina Journal
September 28Top NC court stays rulings for Beech Mountain in property-rights cases
The North Carolina Supreme Court has placed a temporary hold on three rulings favoring Beech Mountain in disputes with property owners over a 2024 town infrastructure project.
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Elk Park by the numbers
Population
450Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km²)
- Median age
- 44.9
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $41,583
- Median house value
- $160,400
Municipal office
- Office
- TOWN CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 248, ELK PARK, NC 28622