Some of the cities, towns, and places in Avery County are Altamont, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Cranberry, Crossnore, Elk Park, Frank, Gragg, Grandfather, Heaton, Ingalls, Linville, Linville Falls, Minneapolis, Montezuma, Newland, Pineola, Plumtree, Roaring Creek, Seven Devils, Sugar Mountain, Three Mile, Vale
Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but was moved to Newland upon completion of the courthouse in 1912. Founded in 1911, it is the youngest of North Carolina's 100 counties.