Cashiers, North Carolina
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Cashiers is a census-designated place
and unincorporated village
located in southern Jackson County, North Carolina
. As of the 2010 census
, the community had a total population
of 157. During the summer season (May to October), the population swells to 20,000. Cashiers is pronounced locally as if it were spelled "cashers", and is one of several communities in the area popular with tourists and owners of vacation homes.
The town is served by U.S. 64 to Highlands
(west) and Rosman
(east), and N.C. 107 to Sylva
(north) and Walhalla
(south, via S.C. 107). The village is centered around the crossroads
of the two.
In 2003, the North Carolina General Assembly
passed local legislation allowing Cashiers to incorporate as a village
, but this was turned down by a vote of 161 to 302 in a local referendum
on August 12. http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/08_03/08_27_03/fr_cashiers_zoning.html In North Carolina
, the village status would allow it to have its own government and levy taxes, but not require it to provide any services as cities must, and not allow it any extraterritorial jurisdiction
as towns have.
It was apparently the issue of potential taxes that caused the referendum to be turned down. Instead, the county created zoning
for Cashiers, which does not exist for most of the county, even in other similar places like Dillsboro
. The zoning council for Cashiers is run by the county, therefore there are no extra local taxes supporting it.
Cashiers has a charter
as a town from 1927, but this is now inactive as it has had no actual government for some time, if ever. Since this has never been repeal
ed, it is unclear why it could not be reactivated instead. The new village would have had a council-manager government
.
Five properties near Cashiers are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
—Camp Merrie-Woode
, the Church of the Good Shepherd
, Fairfield Inn
, the High Hampton Inn Historic District
, and the Mordecai Zachary House.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the community has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
The land values in the area are high, making it difficult for middle-income people to live there. Cashiers and the nearby towns of Highlands
, Glenville
, and Sapphire make up a popular mountain vacation area near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains
, the easternmost front of the Appalachian Mountains
. Cashiers is surrounded by scenic views, waterfall
s and Nantahala National Forest
lands. Visitors and vacation home owners from all over the southeast enjoy hiking
, mountain biking
, golf
and fly fishing
during the warm months of the year.
The National Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy
have both worked to protect several natural areas near Cashiers, including biologically diverse Panthertown Valley, Whitewater
Falls, and the Tuckaseegee River Gorge. The Chattooga River
also rises near Cashiers.
of 2000, there were 196 people, 96 households, and 48 families residing in the community. The population density
was 182.0 people per square mile (70.1/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 169.0 per square mile (65.1/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.98% White, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 96 households out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples
living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the community, the population was spread out with 14.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $51,458. Males had a median income of $26,339 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $22,845. None of the families and 4.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.2% of those over 64
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
and unincorporated village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
located in southern Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County is a county located in the southwest of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 40,271. Since 1913 its county seat has been Sylva, replacing Webster.-History:...
. As of the 2010 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the community had a total population
Population
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of 157. During the summer season (May to October), the population swells to 20,000. Cashiers is pronounced locally as if it were spelled "cashers", and is one of several communities in the area popular with tourists and owners of vacation homes.
The town is served by U.S. 64 to Highlands
Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and...
(west) and Rosman
Rosman, North Carolina
Rosman is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 490 at the 2000 census. The northern terminus of U.S. Route 178 is less than one mile northwest of Rosman on U.S...
(east), and N.C. 107 to Sylva
Sylva, North Carolina
Sylva is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588. It is the county seat, having taken over from nearby Webster in 1913.-Geography:Sylva...
(north) and Walhalla
Walhalla, South Carolina
Walhalla is a mountain city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It is located from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina and is also located in the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina. The population was 3,801 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oconee County...
(south, via S.C. 107). The village is centered around the crossroads
Crossroads (culture)
In folk magic and mythology, crossroads may represent a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events can take place...
of the two.
In 2003, the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
passed local legislation allowing Cashiers to incorporate as a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, but this was turned down by a vote of 161 to 302 in a local referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on August 12. http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/08_03/08_27_03/fr_cashiers_zoning.html In North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, the village status would allow it to have its own government and levy taxes, but not require it to provide any services as cities must, and not allow it any extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extraterritorial jurisdiction is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries.Any authority can, of course, claim ETJ over any external territory they wish...
as towns have.
It was apparently the issue of potential taxes that caused the referendum to be turned down. Instead, the county created zoning
Zoning
Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...
for Cashiers, which does not exist for most of the county, even in other similar places like Dillsboro
Dillsboro, North Carolina
Dillsboro is a town in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. The town is a popular tourist location, at which visitors tend to stop on their way into the Great Smoky Mountains. The town of Sylva is located just one mile east of Dillsboro and is the county seat...
. The zoning council for Cashiers is run by the county, therefore there are no extra local taxes supporting it.
Cashiers has a charter
Municipal charter
A city charter or town charter is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the middle ages....
as a town from 1927, but this is now inactive as it has had no actual government for some time, if ever. Since this has never been repeal
Repeal
A repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
ed, it is unclear why it could not be reactivated instead. The new village would have had a council-manager government
Council-manager government
The council–manager government form is one of two predominant forms of municipal government in the United States; the other common form of local government is the mayor-council government form, which characteristically occurs in large cities...
.
Five properties near Cashiers are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
—Camp Merrie-Woode
Camp Merrie-Woode
Camp Merrie-Woode is a non-profit residential camp for girls ages 7-17 in the western hills of North Carolina with an history started in 1919. The camp resides beneath Old Bald and alongside Fairfield Lake in Jackson County. In 2005 there were twenty-eight U.S. states represented and four...
, the Church of the Good Shepherd
Church of the Good Shepherd (Cashiers, North Carolina)
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is an historic Carpenter Gothic church located at 1448 Highway 107 South in Cashiers, North Carolina. On February 20, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.-National Register listing:...
, Fairfield Inn
Fairfield Inn (Cashiers, North Carolina)
The Fairfield Inn was an historic wooden Queen Anne hotel located on Fairfield Lake near US Highway 64 in Cashiers, North Carolina, United States. In July, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places...
, the High Hampton Inn Historic District
High Hampton Inn Historic District
The High Hampton Inn Historic District is an estate and resort nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina, in the Cashiers Valley in Jackson County...
, and the Mordecai Zachary House.
Geography
Cashiers is located at 35°6′43"N 83°5′58"W (35.111978, -83.099488).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the community has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
The land values in the area are high, making it difficult for middle-income people to live there. Cashiers and the nearby towns of Highlands
Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and...
, Glenville
Glenville, North Carolina
Glenville was a town located in the Hamburg township of Jackson County, North Carolina. It is now a popular lakeside vacation community with many second homes that sometimes are rented around Lake Glenville, which flooded and destroyed the town.-History:...
, and Sapphire make up a popular mountain vacation area near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...
, the easternmost front of the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
. Cashiers is surrounded by scenic views, waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
s and Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
The Nantahala National Forest, established in 1920, is a national forest located in the American state of North Carolina. The word "Nantahala" is a Cherokee word meaning "Land of the Noonday Sun." The name is appropriate as, in some spots, the sun only reaches the floors of the deep gorges of the...
lands. Visitors and vacation home owners from all over the southeast enjoy hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
, mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and fly fishing
Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...
during the warm months of the year.
The National Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
have both worked to protect several natural areas near Cashiers, including biologically diverse Panthertown Valley, Whitewater
Falls, and the Tuckaseegee River Gorge. The Chattooga River
Chattooga River
The Chattooga River is the main tributary of the Tugaloo River. Its headwaters are located southwest of Cashiers, North Carolina, and it stretches to where it has its confluence with the Tallulah River within Lake Tugalo, held back by the Tugalo Dam...
also rises near Cashiers.
Climate
Cashiers receives an average of 87.57 inches of precipitation annually, over 7.25 inches a month, making it one of the rainiest places in the eastern United States.Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 196 people, 96 households, and 48 families residing in the community. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 182.0 people per square mile (70.1/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 169.0 per square mile (65.1/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.98% White, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 96 households out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the community, the population was spread out with 14.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $51,458. Males had a median income of $26,339 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $22,845. None of the families and 4.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.2% of those over 64