Andrews, North Carolina Andrews, North Carolina Location of Andrews, North Carolina Location of Andrews, North Carolina State North Carolina Andrews is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.
Andrews is positioned in northeastern Cherokee County at 35 12 00 N 83 49 35 W, on the south side of the Valley River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Hiwassee River and part of the Tennessee River watershed.
Route 129 form a four-lane bypass around the northern edge of the town; the highways lead northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Topton, where they diverge, and southwest 15 miles (24 km) to Murphy, the county seat.
Bryson City is 32 miles (51 km) northeast via US 19/74, and Robbinsville is 20 miles (32 km) north via US 129.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Andrews has a total region of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), all of it land. The region is bordered by Graham County to the north, Clay County to the south, and Macon County to the east.
Within the township are the suburbs of Marble in the west, Andrews at the center, and Topton in the far east at the Macon and Graham county lines.
The Valley River, once known by the Cherokee name Gunahita, meaning "long", begins near Topton and meanders southwesterly until it meets the Hiwassee River below Murphy.
Fort Delaney, one of five forts in the area, was positioned about 16 miles (26 km) from the mouth of the Valley River.
The road athwart Tatham Gap, directly north of Andrews, was assembled by the US Army to transport Cherokee from Fort Montgomery, which was positioned in what is now Robbinsville, to Fort Delaney and beyond.
It is said that the first store in the valley was opened in a former home of Chief Junaluska, who was residing in Valley Town at the time of the removal.
The town of Marble derived its name from the white, blue, gray and pink marble which were quarried in the region and known throughout America for its high character.
Topton, which is the first town visitors see coming from the east, was instrumental in the expansion of the barns into the corner of the state.
The biggest town inside the township is Andrews.
The present town was established like many other southern towns, through a territory auction.
Andrews, who was a second vice president for Richmond and Danville, was sent to the region to establish a commissary for workers in the Nantahala assembly camps.
In 1905, the town was incorporated, with David Samuel Russell appointed as the first mayor of the new town.
As of the 2010 census, the total populace was 1,781 citizens residing in 780 homeholds including 452 family units.
Age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 17.6% of families and 21.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Andrews town, North Carolina".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 (DP-1): Andrews town, North Carolina".
Dave Bristol at North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Town of Andrews official website Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
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Towns in North Carolina - Towns in Cherokee County, North Carolina - Populated places established in 1837 - Populated places on the Valley River
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