Asheville is a city located in the western section of the state of North Carolina.
The city is located in and is the county seat of Buncombe County.
Asheville was first settled in 1784.
Asheville was first called "Morristown" in 1793 and it was established as the county seat of Buncombe County.
It was later renamed to Asheville after the North Carolina Governer, Samuel Ashe, in 1797.
As of 2008, the estimated population of Asheville was 74,543.
The Asheville metropolitan area, as of 2008, had a population of 408,436.
This link about Asheville, North Carolina has more information.
