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Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA

Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,420, up fivefold in one century. It is the county seat of Henderson County. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.

Hendersonville and Henderson County are part of the four-county Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, the fifth-largest MSA in North Carolina as of[update] the 2000 U.S. Census.

Dating to shortly after the founding of Henderson County in 1838, Hendersonville is traditionally known as "The City of Four Seasons". Recently, the mayor of Hendersonville has proclaimed it "Friendliest City in America". The town has a well-preserved Main Street and adjoining downtown areas with many restaurants, antique shops and boutiques located in buildings that housed key local business until the mid-1980s. Its architecture reflects the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Much downtown revitalization has occurred since the early 1990s. Larger stores are located almost entirely along the commercial strips extending outward from the downtown along U.S. Hwy. 64 East and U.S. Hwy. 176 and U.S. Hwy. 25. A number of historic neighborhoods exist outside the Main Street corridor including the 5th Avenue neighborhood on the city's west side and the Druid Hills neighborhood north of downtown. Depressed areas are located along the city's east side, but redevelopment efforts are underway in the historic commercial district along 7th Avenue East.

The architectural focus of the downtown area is the Historic Henderson County Courthouse, completed in 1905 and completely renovated in 2008. The city is also home to the newly-restored City Hall (erected 1924) and the modern Henderson County Courthouse (1995).

The largest street festival of the Hendersonville calendar is the annual Apple Festival, culminating in the Apple Parade that regularly draws up to 50,000 spectators. Main Street Hendersonville is also home to a number of other festivals and special activities throughout the year.The most beloved event of the year is the annual chalk art contest, "Chalk It Up!", now celebrating its 13th anniversary.

北卡羅來納（英语：North Carolina）是位於美國南部區域大西洋海岸的一州。州府為羅利。

北卡羅來納是最初北美十三殖民地的成員之一，最初通認作卡羅來納州，並且是第一個英國殖民地在美洲的家。1861年5月20日，它成為最後一個美利堅聯盟國脫離合眾國的成員，並於1868年7月4日重新被接納。該州並且是第一個以人力動力比空氣重飛行成功的地點，由萊特兄弟於1903年接近小鷹鎮的Kill Devil Hills創造紀錄。今天，該州是一個各色各樣經濟和人口迅速發展的州。截至2007年7月1日止，人口估計是9,061,032（自2000年4月1日來12%增加）。

北卡羅來納有著寬闊的海拔地形，從沿岸海平面到約6,700英尺（2,042公尺）的山脈。沿岸、東部皮埃蒙特區域、與北卡羅來納中部氣候與其它南方的州如喬治亞和南卡羅來納類似；另一方面，西部山脈的氣候比較接近新英格蘭或中西部上區。當沿海平原，特別是潮流流經地帶，受大西洋強烈影響的同時，該州西部多山部份從沿海算起超過300英哩（500公里）的距離，造成可觀的與海隔絕。因此，該州的氣候範圍從沿海附近溫暖、濕潤亞熱帶氣候，到位於山脈附近濕潤大陸性氣候。該州大多數降雨於濕潤亞熱帶區域。

亨德森縣（Henderson County, North Carolina）是美國北卡羅萊納州西部的一個縣，南鄰南卡羅萊納州。面積972平方公里。根据美國2000年人口普查，共有人口89,173人。縣治亨德森維爾 （Hendersonville）。

成立於1838年。縣名紀念北卡羅萊納州最高法院的首席法官倫納德·亨德森 （Leonard Henderson）。

References sources : wikipedia