Grassy Creek is an

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in the Grassy Creek Township of

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, United States, near the border with the state of

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History

Grassy Creek was established around 1788 . The Grassy Creek Historic District and William Waddell House were listed on the

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in 2007.

Demographics

Grassy Creek's

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(Zip Code 28631) has a population of 511 as of the 2000 census. The population is 53.4% male and 46.6% female. About 92.2% of the population is white, 1.2%

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, 0.6% American Indian, 7.8%

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, 5.3% some other race and 0.8% of people are two or more races. The

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is $28,654 with 21.8% of the population living below the

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line.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ashe County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Populated places established in 1788 1788 establishments in North Carolina {{AsheCountyNC-geo-stub

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