Haywood -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 54033 Housing Units (2000): 28640 Land area (2000): 553.663699 sq. miles (1433.982337 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.960808 sq. miles (2.488482 sq. km) Total area (2000): 554.624507 sq. miles (1436.470819 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.523376 N, 82.960527 W Headwords: Haywood Haywood, NC Haywood County Haywood County, NC