Alleghany 5,486 519 Gap Civil Ashe 14,437 966 Jefferson 196 Buncombe 21,909 3,487 Asheville 2,116 Burke 12,809 2,721 Morganton 861 Caldwell 10,291 1,600 Lenoir 206 Catawba 14,946 2,477 Newton 583 Cherokee 8,182 386 Murphy 170 Clay 3,316 141 Hayesville 111 Cleaveland 16,571 2,871 Shelby 990 Graham 2,335 212 Robbinsville 47 Haywood 10,171 484 Waynesville 225 Henderson 10,281 1,388 Hendersonville 554 Jackson 7,343 752 Webster 107 McDowell 9,836 1,897 Marion 372 Macon 8,064 669 Franklin 207 Madison 12,810 459 Marshall 175 Mitchell 9,435 503 Bakersville 476 Polk 5,062 1,144 Columbus 71 Rutherford 15,198 3,288 Rutherfordton -- Surry 13,302 2,075 Dobson -- Swain 3,784 550 Charleston -- Transylvania 5,340 517 Brevard 223 Watauga 8,160 746 Boone 167 Wilkes 19,181 1,924 Wilkesboro 200 Yancey 7,694 325 Burnsville -- [A] United States Census Report MONTHLY, SEASONAL, AND ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS AT SEVEN STATIONS, AND THEIR AVERAGE FOR THE WESTERN DIVISION.