Clyde is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clyde had a population of 1,368. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Clyde was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Cherokee in Western North Carolina are known as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe.
The city of Clyde was founded in 1890.
The area is prone to flooding. The town was damaged by Hurricane Ivan (2004), Tropical Storm Fred (2021) and Hurricane Helene in 2024.
The Shook-Welch-Smathers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Clyde racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 1,156
| 84.5%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 33
| 2.41%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 9
| 0.66%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 2
| 0.15%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 62
| 4.53%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 106
| 7.75%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,368 people, 509 households, and 351 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census