Lake Norman of Catawba | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location within the state of North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°35′6″N 80°59′44″W / 35.58500°N 80.99556°WCoordinates: 35°35′6″N 80°59′44″W / 35.58500°N 80.99556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Catawba |
Area | |
• Total | 32.4 sq mi (83.8 km2) |
• Land | 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2) |
• Water | 8.5 sq mi (22.1 km2) |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,411 |
• Density | 311/sq mi (120.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 37-36511 |
GNIS feature ID | 1852664 |
Lake Norman of Catawba is a census-designated place (CDP) in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,411 at the 2010 census, up from 4,744 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lake Norman of Catawba is located in the southeast corner of Catawba County at 35°35′6″N 80°59′44″W / 35.58500°N 80.99556°W (35.585092, -80.995473). It consists of several residential developments that occupy the western shore of Lake Norman, a large reservoir on the Catawba River, as well as the shores of numerous inlets on the western side of the lake. The CDP is bounded on the east by the center of the Catawba River, forming the Catawba County/Iredell County line; on the south by the Lincoln County line; and on the west and north by several rural roads, extending as far north as Long Island Road. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Terrell, Sherrills Ford, Monbo, and Long Island.
North Carolina Highway 150 crosses the southern part of the CDP, passing through the center of Terrell and leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Mooresville and west 17 miles (27 km) to Lincolnton.