Welcome to Caldwell County ...
Time Zone: Caldwell County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lenoir is the Seat for Caldwell County.
Caldwell County was founded in 1841. Caldwell was created by taking area from Burke and Wilkes Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Caldwell had a population of 82,178 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 83,022 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Caldwell represented 0.87% of the total population of North Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Caldwell County:
- Blowing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cajah's Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Cedar Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Gamewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
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- Lenoir
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Websites specific to Caldwell County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |