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Welcome to Catawba County ...

Time Zone: Catawba County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Newton is the Seat for Catawba County.

Catawba County was founded in 1842 and was created by taking area from Lincoln County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Catawba had a population of 159,551 people. This is an increase of 3.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 154,730 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Catawba represented 1.62% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Catawba County:

  • Brookford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brookford is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Catawba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Catawba is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <2>
  • Claremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Conover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Conover is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
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  • Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Long View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Maiden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maiden is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
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  • Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton is located in Catawba County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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