City profile · Small Town
Waynesville, North Carolina
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Waynesville, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Gary Caldwell
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 9,232
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcewaynesvillenc.gov/mayor-and-town-council ↗
- Official leadership pagewaynesvillenc.gov/mayor-and-town-council ↗
- City websitewaynesvillenc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Gary Caldwell CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 9,232
- Median household income
- $44,920
- Median age
- 47.3
- Land area
- 8.96 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,030.4 per sq mi
- County
- Haywood County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$32M
- City hall phone
- (828) 452-2491
- Official website
- waynesvillenc.gov ↗
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