Fletcher, North Carolina

Fletcher is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 7,187.
Fletcher 	North Carolina
Incorporated	1989
County 	Henderson
Population 	7,187
Elevation 	2,123 ft (647 m)
Mayor 	August Brewer
ZIP code 	28732
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
88.41% White (6,354)
4.58% Other (329)
3.90% Hispanic or Latino (280)
3.12% Black or African American (224)
5.9% (424) of Fletcher residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Fletcher has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.96 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Henderson County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Fletcher was first settled in 1795 when Samuel Murray decided to move his family to the mountains of western North Carolina. His family made the difficult journey from South Carolina up the old Howard Gap Road which in areas was little more than an old Indian trail. Samuel decided he wanted to live just east of the location where Howard Gap Road ended which is very close to where Fletcher Community Park is located today. Murray began buying property in what was then the Limestone District of Buncombe County. Eventually he purchased more than 10,000 acres bounded roughly by Cane Creek to the south, the French Broad River to the west, Long Shoals Road to the north and Hooper’s Creek and Burney Mountain to the East. In 1827, Samuel’s son opened the first post office in the Limestone District and the area became known as Murrayville. Murrayville became a strategic location because it was one of the main way-stations on the Buncombe Turnpike which was built in the early 1800’s. This road quickly became the main passageway for families, farmers, and traders traveling from South Carolina up into Asheville and points north. In 1837, Murrayville was renamed Shufordsville after the newly appointed Postmaster Jacob Rhyne Shuford. Shortly thereafter in 1838, the state of North Carolina formed the last hundred of its counties and Shufordsville was no longer part of Buncombe County but rather part of the newly created Henderson County. Shufordsville continued to slowly grow and changed its name one last time when the town’s namesake, Dr. George Fletcher, became the local postmaster in 1886.
* Asheville Regional Airport is located just west of Fletcher.
* Fletcher has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has a few hotels, dollar stores, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Blue Ghost Brewing Company, a Honda dealership, Ingles, CVS, Advance Auto Parts, a bit of public battle fields, a parks and recreation complex, a sports complex, a YMCA, and not much else.
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