Editing Asheville, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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Asheville is located in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] at the [[confluence]] of the [[Swannanoa River]] and the [[French Broad River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|45.86|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|45.47|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.39|sqmi}} (0.85%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/>

Asheville is west of [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], northwest of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], and southwest of [[Winston-Salem]].

===Climate===
Asheville features a climate that borders between a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') and an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Do'') with noticeably cooler temperatures than the rest of the Piedmont region of the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]] due to the higher elevation; it is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 7a.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |access-date=November 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The area's summers in particular, though warm, are not as hot as summers in cities farther east in the state, as the July daily average temperature is {{convert|73.8|°F|1}} and there is an average of only 9.4 afternoons with {{convert|90|°F|1}}+ highs annually;{{efn|The record number of annual {{convert|90|°F|1|disp=or}} readings is 32 in 1952, which would be lower than average in most cities in the southeast U.S.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/>}} the last time a calendar year passed without a single {{convert|90|°F|1}} reading was as recently as 2009. Moreover, warm mornings where the low remains at or above {{convert|70|°F|1|disp=or}} are much less common than {{convert|90|°F|1|disp=or}} afternoons. Winters are cool, with a January daily average of {{convert|37.1|°F|1}} and highs remaining at or below freezing on 5.5 afternoons.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/>

Official record temperatures range from {{convert|−16|°F|1}} on [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak|January 21, 1985]] to {{convert|100|°F|1}} on August 21, 1983;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/ahlaug.htm |title=NOAA records for August – Asheville, NC |work=noaa.gov |access-date=November 12, 2007 |archive-date=December 27, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227162012/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/climate/ahlaug.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|4|°F|1|disp=or}} on February 4, 1895, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|77|°F|disp=or}} on July 17, 1887.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/> Readings as low as {{convert|0|°F|1}} or as high as {{convert|95|°F}} rarely occur, the last occurrences being [[Early 2014 North American cold wave|January 7, 2014]] and [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|July 1, 2012]], respectively.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/> The average window for freezing temperatures is October 17 to April 18, allowing a growing season of 181 days.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/>

Asheville is located in the [[Appalachian temperate rainforest]] and [[precipitation]] is relatively well spread, though the summer months are slightly wetter, and averages {{cvt|49.6|in|mm|sigfig=3}} annually, but has historically ranged from {{cvt|22.79|in|mm}} in 1925 to {{cvt|79.48|in|mm}} in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fletcher, NC Weather History |url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/nc/asheville/KAVL/date/2018-12-31/ |website=Weather Underground |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232903/https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/nc/asheville/KAVL/date/2018-12-31/}}</ref> Snowfall is sporadic, averaging {{convert|10.3|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}} per winter season, but actual seasonal accumulation varies considerably from one winter to the next; accumulation has ranged from trace amounts in 2011–12 to {{convert|48.2|in|m|sigfig=2|disp=or}} in 1968–69.<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)"/> Freezing rain often occurs, accompanied by significant disruption. Hail is not uncommon during the spring and summer, accompanied by intense severe thunderstorms but the number of days with thunderstorms varies dramatically from year to year ranging from as few as 15 days in 2008 to as many as 44 in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Climatological Data Publication - Select Month {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/lcd/lcd.html?_page=1&state=NC&stationID=03812&_target2=Next+%3E |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827013308/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/lcd/lcd.html?_page=1&state=NC&stationID=03812&_target2=Next+%3E |url-status=live }}</ref> The month that usually experiences the most thunderstorms in Asheville is in July but number of days with thunderstorms in July has ranged from as many as 18 days in 2016 to as few as two days in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Climatological Data Publication - Select Month {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/lcd/lcd.html?_page=1&state=NC&stationID=03812&_target2=Next+%3E |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827013308/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/lcd/lcd.html?_page=1&state=NC&stationID=03812&_target2=Next+%3E |url-status=live }}</ref>
<section begin="weather box" />{{Weather box
|location = [[Asheville Regional Airport]], North Carolina (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1876–present){{efn|Official precipitation records for Asheville were kept at Aston Park from March 1869 to July 1876, various locations in the city from August 1876 to August 1964, and at Asheville Regional Airport since September 1964. Snow and temperature records began December 18, 1869 and November 1, 1876, respectively. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org ThreadEx].}}
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|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 81
|year record high F = 100
|Jan avg record high F = 67.0
|Feb avg record high F = 69.3
|Mar avg record high F = 76.7
|Apr avg record high F = 82.5
|May avg record high F = 86.2
|Jun avg record high F = 89.4
|Jul avg record high F = 91.0
|Aug avg record high F = 90.1
|Sep avg record high F = 86.9
|Oct avg record high F = 81.3
|Nov avg record high F = 73.8
|Dec avg record high F = 66.9
|year avg record high F = 92.0
|Jan high F = 48.9
|Feb high F = 52.9
|Mar high F = 59.8
|Apr high F = 69.4
|May high F = 76.3
|Jun high F = 82.5
|Jul high F = 85.3
|Aug high F = 84.0
|Sep high F = 78.7
|Oct high F = 69.6
|Nov high F = 59.5
|Dec high F = 51.5
|year high F = 68.2
|Jan mean F = 38.7
|Feb mean F = 42.1
|Mar mean F = 48.4
|Apr mean F = 57.0
|May mean F = 64.8
|Jun mean F = 71.8
|Jul mean F = 75.1
|Aug mean F = 74.0
|Sep mean F = 68.3
|Oct mean F = 57.9
|Nov mean F = 47.8
|Dec mean F = 41.4
|year mean F = 57.3
|Jan low F = 28.6
|Feb low F = 31.2
|Mar low F = 37.0
|Apr low F = 44.6
|May low F = 53.2
|Jun low F = 61.1
|Jul low F = 64.9
|Aug low F = 64.0
|Sep low F = 57.9
|Oct low F = 46.2
|Nov low F = 36.1
|Dec low F = 31.3
|year low F = 46.3
|Jan avg record low F = 9.9
|Feb avg record low F = 15.5
|Mar avg record low F = 20.3
|Apr avg record low F = 29.3
|May avg record low F = 37.7
|Jun avg record low F = 49.4
|Jul avg record low F = 56.5
|Aug avg record low F = 54.5
|Sep avg record low F = 44.2
|Oct avg record low F = 30.0
|Nov avg record low F = 21.6
|Dec avg record low F = 16.3
|year avg record low F = 7.6
|Jan record low F = −16
|Feb record low F = −9
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 44
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 1
|Dec record low F = −7
|year record low F = -16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.13
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.46
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.80
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.17
|May precipitation inch = 4.13
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.79
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.67
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.13
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.37
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.72
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.18
|year precipitation inch = 49.59
|Jan snow inch = 3.6
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 1.9
|Apr snow inch = 0.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 2.5
|year snow inch = 10.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.5
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 11.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.4
|Jul precipitation days = 13.9
|Aug precipitation days = 13.1
|Sep precipitation days = 9.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 8.8
|Dec precipitation days = 10.0
|year precipitation days = 130.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.6
|Feb snow days = 1.5
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 1.1
|year snow days = 5.6
|Jan humidity = 72.6
|Feb humidity = 69.8
|Mar humidity = 68.4
|Apr humidity = 66.2
|May humidity = 75.3
|Jun humidity = 78.6
|Jul humidity = 81.6
|Aug humidity = 83.5
|Sep humidity = 84.1
|Oct humidity = 78.4
|Nov humidity = 74.8
|Dec humidity = 74.1
|year humidity =75.7
| Jan dew point C = -3.3
| Feb dew point C = -2.7
| Mar dew point C = 1.5
| Apr dew point C = 5.4
| May dew point C = 11.6
| Jun dew point C = 16.1
| Jul dew point C = 18.5
| Aug dew point C = 18.3
| Sep dew point C = 15.2
| Oct dew point C = 8.2
| Nov dew point C = 3.1
| Dec dew point C = -0.9
| year dew point = 
|Jan sun = 175.9
|Feb sun = 181.2
|Mar sun = 223.5
|Apr sun = 252.3
|May sun = 264.1
|Jun sun = 267.0
|Jul sun = 257.5
|Aug sun = 227.8
|Sep sun = 207.5
|Oct sun = 219.6
|Nov sun = 178.8
|Dec sun = 167.2
|Jan percentsun = 56
|Feb percentsun = 59
|Mar percentsun = 60
|Apr percentsun = 64
|May percentsun = 61
|Jun percentsun = 61
|Jul percentsun = 58
|Aug percentsun = 55
|Sep percentsun = 56
|Oct percentsun = 63
|Nov percentsun = 58
|Dec percentsun = 55
|year percentsun = 59
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1964–1990, sun 1961–1990)<ref name = "NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP)">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gsp |title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116060957/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=gsp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NCDC txt KAVL">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003812&format=pdf |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |title=Station: Asheville RGNL AP, NC |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622171819/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003812&format=pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "WMO 1961–90 KAVL">{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72315.TXT |title=WMO Climate Normals for ASHEVILLE/REGIONAL, NC 1961–1990 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=September 4, 2016}}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
}}

===Neighborhoods===
* North – includes the neighborhoods of [[Albemarle Park]], Beaverdam, Chestnut Hills, Colonial Heights, [[Five Points, Asheville|Five Points]], Grove Park, Hillcrest, Kimberly, Klondyke, Montford, and Norwood Park. [[Chestnut Hill Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)|Chestnut Hill]], [[Grove Park Historic District|Grove Park]], [[Lakeview Park (North Carolina)|Lakeview Park]], [[Montford Area Historic District|Montford]], and [[Norwood Park Historic District (Asheville, North Carolina)|Norwood Park]] neighborhoods are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Montford and Albemarle Park have been named local historic districts by the Asheville City Council.
* East – includes the neighborhoods of Kenilworth, Beverly Hills, Chunn's Cove, Haw Creek, [[Oakley, Buncombe County, North Carolina|Oakley]], Oteen, Reynolds, Riceville, and Town Mountain.
* West – includes the neighborhoods of Camelot, Wilshire Park, Bear Creek, Deaverview Park, [[Emma, North Carolina|Emma]], East-West Asheville, Hi-Alta Park, Lucerne Park, Malvern Hills, Sulphur Springs, Burton Street, Haywood Road, and Pisgah View.
* South – includes the neighborhoods of Ballantree, [[Biltmore Village]], Biltmore Park, Oak Forest, [[Royal Pines, North Carolina|Royal Pines]], Shiloh, and [[Skyland, North Carolina|Skyland]]. [[Biltmore Village]] has been named a local historic district by the Asheville City Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ashevilleneighborhoods.info/ |title=Asheville Neighborhoods |website=Ashevilleneighborhoods.info |date=March 20, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-date=April 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404053905/http://www.ashevilleneighborhoods.info/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Architecture===
Notable architecture in Asheville includes its [[Art Deco]] [[Asheville City Hall]], and other unique buildings in the downtown area, such as the Battery Park Hotel, the original of which was 475 feet long with numerous [[dormers]] and chimneys; the Neo-Gothic Jackson Building, the first skyscraper on Pack Square; [[Arcade Building (Asheville, North Carolina)|Grove Arcade]], one of America's first indoor shopping malls;<ref>Chase, Nan K. ''Asheville: A History'', (2007): p.39, 61, 93.</ref> and the [[Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville|Basilica of St. Lawrence]]. The [[S & W Cafeteria (Asheville, North Carolina)|S&W Cafeteria]] Building is also a fine example of Art Deco architecture in Asheville.<ref name="uncsandwcafe">{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagewnc.org/buildings/s&w_cafeteria.htm |url-status=dead |title=S&W Cafeteria |publisher=[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]] |website=Asheville's Built Environment |archive-date=December 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228141002/http://www.heritagewnc.org/buildings/s%26w_cafeteria.htm}}</ref> The [[Grove Park Inn]] is an important example of architecture and design of the [[Arts and Crafts movement]].

Asheville's recovery from the Depression was slow and arduous. Because of the financial stagnation, there was little new construction and much of the downtown district remained unaltered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-21 |title=How Asheville's 50-Year Debt Paid Off In Architectural Treasures |url=https://www.exploreasheville.com/stories/post/ashevilles-architectural-treasures/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Explore Asheville |language=en-us |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106155451/https://www.exploreasheville.com/stories/post/ashevilles-architectural-treasures/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Montford Area Historic District]] and other central areas are considered historic districts and include Victorian houses. [[Biltmore Village]], located at the entrance to the famous estate, showcases unique architectural features. It was here that workers stayed during the construction of George Vanderbilt's estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montford Historic District, Asheville |url=https://www.romanticasheville.com/montford.htm |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=RomanticAsheville.com |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106155515/https://www.romanticasheville.com/montford.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Young Men's Institute Building|YMI Cultural Center]], founded in 1892 by George Vanderbilt in the heart of downtown, is one of the nation's oldest African-American cultural centers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theurbannews.com/ |title=Homepage |website=The Urban News |access-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028183629/https://theurbannews.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ymicc.org/history.html |title=A Proud and Sustaining History |website=YMI Cultural Center |access-date=May 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061357/http://www.ymicc.org/history.html}}</ref>

===Metropolitan/combined statistical area===
Asheville is the largest city in the [[Asheville metropolitan area|Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area]], as well as the [[Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC CSA|Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area]], which includes [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe]], [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]], [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]], [[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison]], and [[Transylvania County, North Carolina|Transylvania]] counties, which had a combined population of 513,720 in 2023, as estimated by the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |website=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]] |access-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721214234/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PopEstCBSA"/>