Map of Mars Hill town, North Carolina

Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 U.S. Census, and was estimated at 2,032 in 2018 by the U.S. Census. It is the home of Mars Hill University, the name of which was inspired by Acts 17:22. The town is located 15 miles (24 km) due north of Asheville. Interstate 26 passes one mile east of the town. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Mars Hill town overview:
Name:	Mars Hill town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Madison County
Elevation:	2,310 ft (700 m)
Total Area:	2.10 sq mi (5.45 km²)
Land Area:	2.10 sq mi (5.45 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,007
Population Density:	954.35/sq mi (368.43/km²)
ZIP code:	28754
Area code:	828
FIPS code:	3741620
GNISfeature ID:	0989359
Website:	www.townofmarshill.org

Online Interactive Map

Mars Hill online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Long occupied by indigenous peoples, this area was not settled by European Americans much before the American Revolutionary War. They were mostly yeomen and subsistence farmers, many of whom had Scots-Irish ethnicity. The California Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Mars Hill College Historic District, Mars Hill High School, and Thomas J. Murray House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Mars Hill is located at 35°49′43″N 82°32′52″W / 35.82861°N 82.54778°W / 35.82861; -82.54778 (35.828496, -82.547843).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), all land. The town has an elevation of 2,330 feet (710 m), so the climate of the area is considerably cooler than might be expected of a town in a southern state.