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Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census. A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park. Maggie Valley is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community gets its name from Maggie Mae Setzer; her father John “Jack” Sidney Setzer founded the area’s first post office and named it after one of his daughters.

Maggie Valley town overview:
Name:	Maggie Valley town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Haywood County
Elevation:	3,018 ft (920 m)
Total Area:	3.39 sq mi (8.78 km²)
Land Area:	3.39 sq mi (8.78 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,687
Population Density:	497.79/sq mi (192.17/km²)
ZIP code:	28751
Area code:	828
FIPS code:	3740600
GNISfeature ID:	1027422
Website:	www.maggievalleync.gov

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History

Before European colonization, what is now Maggie Valley 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.

Maggie Valley was officially incorporated as a town on May 10, 1904.

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Geography

Maggie Valley is in west-central Haywood County at 35°30′52″N 83°4′1″W / 35.51444°N 83.06694°W / 35.51444; -83.06694 (35.514430, -83.067013). U.S. Route 19 is the main road through the town, leading east 35 miles (56 km) to Asheville and west over Soco Gap 16 miles (26 km) to Cherokee.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has an area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km), all land.