Map of Clyde town, North Carolina

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.

Clyde town overview:
Name:	Clyde town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Haywood County
Elevation:	2,543 ft (775 m)
Total Area:	0.87 sq mi (2.24 km²)
Land Area:	0.87 sq mi (2.24 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,368
Population Density:	1,579.68/sq mi (610.19/km²)
ZIP code:	28721
Area code:	828
FIPS code:	3713280
GNISfeature ID:	1019707

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History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Clyde 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.

The city of Clyde was founded in 1890.

On March 3, 1900, an African-American man named George Ratliffe was lynched in Clyde after being accused of raping an 8 year old white girl named Hester Wagstaff. The girl was the granddaughter of Ratliffe’s employers, Matthias and Nithis Holland. Ratliffe was accused of committing the crime at 4:00 PM of March 3, 1900, three miles outside of Clyde. Arrested on the evening of the same day, and subjected to an initial trial in Clyde before being taken to the jail in Waynesville on March 4, a mob of 40-50 “masked men” attempted to break into the jail cell where Ratcliffe was held. Failing to break into the jail, the mob of white men fired 40 shots, killing Ratcliffe in his jail cell before he could go to trial or even speak with a lawyer. The Haywood County branch of the NAACP has supported the creation of a monument recognizing the murder of George Ratliffe.

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