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Clyde, North Carolina
Depot Street in Downtown Clyde
Depot Street in Downtown Clyde
Location of Clyde, North Carolina
Location of Clyde, North Carolina
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Haywood
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
Area
 • Total 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2)
 • Land 0.87 sq mi (2.24 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,539 ft (774 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,368
 • Density 1,579.68/sq mi (610.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28721
Area code(s) 828
FIPS code 37-13280
GNIS feature ID 2406284

Clyde is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 1,223 people. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Shook-Welch-Smathers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Geography

Clyde is located at 35°31′59″N 82°54′42″W / 35.53306°N 82.91167°W / 35.53306; -82.91167 (35.533021, -82.911686).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 90
1900 244 171.1%
1910 344 41.0%
1920 363 5.5%
1930 458 26.2%
1940 516 12.7%
1950 598 15.9%
1960 680 13.7%
1970 814 19.7%
1980 1,008 23.8%
1990 1,041 3.3%
2000 1,324 27.2%
2010 1,223 −7.6%
2020 1,368 11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Clyde racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,156 84.5%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 33 2.41%
Native American 9 0.66%
Asian 2 0.15%
Other/Mixed 62 4.53%
Hispanic or Latino 106 7.75%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,368 people, 509 households, and 351 families residing in the town.

Education

Haywood County's only institution of higher education is Haywood Community College, a two-year college located just outside the city limits of Clyde.

The town also has Haywood Early College High School which is located on Haywood Community College's campus. Elementary Schools are Clyde Elementary and Junaluska Elementary. Students attend middle school at Canton Middle School then move to Pisgah High School. Clyde is also home to Haywood county’s alternative school central Haywood high school.

Clyde NC WTC monument
September 11th Memorial, dedicated to all the lives lost due to the attacks.

Points of interest

See also

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