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Elk Park is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The town was so named because of the number of elk killed there. The population was 452 at the 2010 census.

Elk Park town overview:
Name:	Elk Park town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Avery County
Incorporated:	1885
Elevation:	3,166 ft (965 m)
Total Area:	0.69 sq mi (1.79 km²)
Land Area:	0.69 sq mi (1.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	542
Population Density:	784.37/sq mi (303.03/km²)
ZIP code:	28622
Area code:	828
FIPS code:	3720700
GNISfeature ID:	1011054

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History

In 1882, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (“Tweetsie”) linked Cranberry and Johnson City, Tennessee with a stop at Elk Park; three years later, Elk Park was incorporated. In 1911, Avery County was established; originally Elk Park was to serve as the county seat, but was changed after North Carolina Lieutenant Governor William C. Newland made a deal that the new county seat would be named after him for his aid in passage of the bill. However, Elk Park served as a temporary county seat while the new incorporated town of Newland was being constructed. In 1950, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina decommissioned the railroad at Elk Park, ending rail service in Avery County, though it has survived as a town, unlike neighboring Cranberry.

Elk Park School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.