'Watauga County, NC' definitions:

Watauga -- U.S. County in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Watauga -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
42695
Housing Units (2000) :
23155
Land area (2000) :
312.508571 sq. miles (809.393450 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.219011 sq. miles (0.567236 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
312.727582 sq. miles (809.960686 sq. km)
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
36.217932 N, 81.700107 W