Editing Maggie Valley, North Carolina

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'''Maggie Valley''' is a town in [[Haywood County, North Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,687 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maggie Valley, North Carolina |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Maggie_Valley,_North_Carolina |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> A popular tourist destination, it is home to [[Cataloochee Ski Area]] and the former [[Ghost Town Village|Ghost Town in the Sky]] amusement park. Maggie Valley is part of the [[Asheville metropolitan area]].

The community gets its name from Maggie Mae Setzer; her father John "Jack" Sidney Setzer founded the area's first post office and named it after one of his daughters.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TlksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rc4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2405%2C2045483 | title=For a good time, call Maggie | work=Herald-Journal | date=July 10, 1983 | access-date=May 24, 2015 | author=Hembree, Linda | pages=E1}}</ref>

==History==
Before European colonization, what is now Maggie Valley was inhabited by the [[Cherokee]] people and other indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Cherokee in [[western North Carolina]] are known as the [[Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians]], a federally recognized tribe.

Maggie Valley was officially incorporated as a town on May 10, 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maggievalleynclife.com/maggie-valley-nc-history/ |title=The History of Maggie Valley NC |publisher=Town of Maggie Valley |accessdate=November 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Maggie Valley is in west-central Haywood County. [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 19]] is the main road through the town, leading east {{convert|35|mi}} to [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] and west over [[Soco Gap]] {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Cherokee, North Carolina|Cherokee]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|8.2|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Maggie Valley town, North Carolina |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740600 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094220/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3740600 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
[[File:ElkinMaggieValley.jpg|thumb|An elk in a Maggie Valley neighborhood.]]
[[Elk]] were copious throughout the United States, but numbers decreased in the mid-19th century because of overhunting and habitat loss. In 2001, the [[Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation]], the [[National Park Service]] and other partners joined to restore wild elk to the [[Great Smoky Mountains]] in the [[Cataloochee (Great Smoky Mountains)|Cataloochee]] Valley near Maggie Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://maggievalley.org/maggie-valley-attractions/cataloochee-valley-elk/|title= Maggie Valley elk|website=Maggie Valley |access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> Most elk are found in Cataloochee Valley, which is a perfect viewing area in the southeastern section of the [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]]. But the elk have been known to wander out of the park and walk toward Maggie Valley. There are an estimated 200 elk in the Maggie Valley area currently.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cataloochee Valley Elk |url=https://maggievalley.org/maggie-valley-attractions/cataloochee-valley-elk/ |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=Maggie Valley, North Carolina |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[American black bear|Black bears]] are occasionally seen in and around Maggie Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aboutmaggievalley.com/facts.html/|title=Bears in Maggie Valley|website=About Maggie Valley|access-date= March 21, 2019}}</ref> During winter, the black bears are inactive for a short amount of time and exhibit some physiological responses to low food storage and temperatures. But a result of their brief hibernation is that there are more bear sightings. This is risky because they can be looking for food in neighborhoods or killed on roads. Locals strongly suggest never approaching a bear to photograph it, or leaving food or garbage out, and taking in any bird feeders that are not monitored (especially at night).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/Mammals/Black-Bear/Black-Bear-Hibernation|title= Black Bears|website=NC Wildlife |access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 202
|1990= 185
|2000= 607
|2010= 1150
|2020= 1687
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Maggie Valley racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3740600&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,475
| 87.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 23
| 1.36%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 15
| 0.89%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 30
| 1.78%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 69
| 4.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 75
| 4.45%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,687 people, 833 households, and 562 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 607 people, 297 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|372.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 565 housing units at an average density of {{convert|347.0|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 297 households, of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.0% under age 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 49. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,808, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $20,865 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,211. About 9.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people and events==

* Raymond Fairchild, Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America “Hall of Greats" member.<ref>HISTORIC ARTIST
Raymond Fairchild Banjo player from Maggie Valley, NC [https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/artist/raymond-fairchild/]</ref>
* Moonshiner [[Popcorn Sutton|Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton]].<ref>Carol Motsinger, "[http://www.citizen-times.com/story/carol-motsinger/2014/11/10/maggie-valley-popcorn-sutton/18814929/ New Movie Focuses on WNC Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton]," ''Citizen-Times'', November 10, 2014.</ref> 
* Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum.<ref name="y818">{{cite web | title=Wheels Through Time Museum | website=Wheels Through Time | date=2024-10-02 | url=https://wheelsthroughtime.com/ | access-date=2024-11-05}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.maggievalleync.gov/ Town of Maggie Valley official website]
* [http://www.visitncsmokies.com/ Haywood County visitors website]
* [http://www.maggievalley.org/ Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce]

{{Haywood County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Asheville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Communities of the Great Smoky Mountains]]
[[Category:Towns in Haywood County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]