Luke Skywalker riding a tauntaun mount on Hoth Sure-footed and furry, the Tauntauns were well-adapted to the daytime temperature on Hoth, although they could not handle the chilling extremes of the night, which could often reach below -60Â°C.
Sponsored Topics. Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044.
Like many rural areas in North Carolina, Wilkes County has suffered since 1990 from the closing of nearly all of its textile and furniture factories, which formed a major part of its economic base. Most of these factories have moved to low-wage locations in Latin America and Asia, especially China and Vietnam.n the North Carolina General Assembly, Wilkes is represented by Shirley B. Randleman (district 30) in the Senate, and by Jeffery Elmore (district 94) in the House. In the US Senate, the county is represented by Richard Burr and Thom Tillis.