Brevard, North Carolina Brevard, North Carolina Ross Hall, Brevard College Ross Hall, Brevard College Location of Brevard, North Carolina Location of Brevard, North Carolina State North Carolina Brevard is a town/city in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a populace of 7,609 as of the 2010 Census.
Brevard is positioned at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has turn into a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in North Carolina.
Brevard is also known for its white squirrels.
Brevard is also adjoining to Du - Pont State Forest, which is the only North Carolina State Forest designated as a recreational forest, and which thriving more than 650,000 visitors in 2015.
Along with close-by Asheville and Hendersonville, Brevard forms the Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA combined statistical area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.12 square miles. Of that 0.21% is water.
West Main Street in Brevard, about 1886 Transylvania County Courthouse, Brevard The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.3% White, 11.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.07%, 0.46% from other competitions, and 2.7% from two or more competitions.
Transylvania County Schools has two enhance high schools, Brevard High School and Rosman High School.
There is also one Charter School, Brevard Academy, and a several smaller private schools.
Brevard College, a four-year liberal arts institution with nationally recognized programs in music and surroundingal studies, is positioned in Brevard.
The town is also home to the Brevard Music Center, one of the nation's preeminent summer music teaching and performance establishments, and to a ground of the Blue Ridge Community College.
Brevard also has an extensive small-town music and arts community.
During the summer Brevard holds a distance runners camp where runners from around the states come and are able to run the beautiful trails in the mountain peaks.
The camp is held at the Brevard College.
It features the white Squirrel, Pisgah Pete, live music, arts & crafts, and food.
Independence Day is a primary event in Brevard.
Halloweenfest takes place on the last Saturday of October in downtown Brevard.
Brevard is positioned in Transylvania County and it shows up in the enthusiasm seen in the costumes amid the event.
The Christmas Parade proceeds down South Broad Street around 3pm, starting at Brevard High School and ending at Brevard College.
Mountain Biking: Due to the adjacency of both The Pisgah National Forest and Du - Pont State Forest mountain biking opportunities abound.
The region is also home to The Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race and The Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race.
The premier event of the year is the 1,000 bicycles participating in the Assault on the Carolinas featuring 100 - K, 40 - K and 20 - K competitions through the mountain peaks of North and South Carolina - The Blue Ridge Parkway is close-by and is by far the most scenic road route around.
Races: In addition to the Reindeer Run, Brevard also has the Flight of the Vampire 5 - K Run and 10 - K run on October 30, the White Squirrel 5 - K and 10 - K run, and the Firecracker 5 - K and 10k run.
Clubs: Brevard Health and Racquet offers tennis and swimming, in addition to a full gym with no-charge weights, yoga, and kickboxing.
The Fitness Factory and Brevard Rock Gym are positioned just down S.
Pickup sports: Brevard Ultimate Club plays weekly on Sundays at 4:15 - PM on the Recreation Fields behind the Elementary school on Ecusta Rd.
Rock Climbing: Brevard is a well known destination for modern climbers, featuring Looking Glass, Cedar Rock, and many other areas of interest.
Fishing: Brevard is a well known fishing destination as well.
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