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Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,511 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge range in the Southern Appalachians.

Black mountain is credited as one of the influential localities in the Western North Carolina music scene, and has given rise to many popular American singer/songwriters.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

Black Mountain is located at 35.619208, -82.325434.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.7 km² (6.5 mi²). 16.7 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.31%) is water.

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