Catawba County
| Catawba County, North Carolina | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1842 | |
| Named for | Catawba tribe | |
| Seat | Newton | |
| Largest city | Hickory | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 413 sq mi (1,070 km2) | |
| • Land | 399 sq mi (1,033 km2) | |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (39 km2), 3.6% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 154,810 | |
| • Density | 387/sq mi (149/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 10th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,810. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest city is Hickory.
Catawba County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Catawba County is part of the data center corridor. Maiden is home to the Apple iCloud data center, and Conover is home to the ncDataCampus, and the largest privately owned solar farm in the United States operated by Apple.
Conover is also home to the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn.
The county was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County. It was named for the Catawba tribe of Native Americans, who once inhabited the area. German Lutheran farmers settled the area in the 1700s.
Catawba County is a member of the regional Western Piedmont Council of Governments.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 413 square miles (1,070 km2), of which 399 square miles (1,030 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (3.6%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 154,358 people, 55,533 households, and 39,095 families residing in the county. The population density was 354 people per square mile (137/km²). There were 59,919 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile (58/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.1% White, 8.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 1.14% from two or more races, 9.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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