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Catawba County
U.S. county
Historic Catawba County Courthouse
Official seal of Catawba County
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Map of North Carolina highlighting Catawba County
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
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North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°40′N 81°13′W / 35.66°N 81.21°W / 35.66; -81.21
Country United States
State North Carolina
Founded1842
Named forCatawba tribe
SeatNewton
Largest cityHickory
Area
 • Total413 sq mi (1,070 km2)
 • Land399 sq mi (1,030 km2)
 • Water15 sq mi (40 km2)  3.6%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)
158,652
 • Density387/sq mi (149/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts5th, 10th
Websitewww.catawbacountync.gov

Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,810.[1] Its county seat is Newton,[2] and its largest city is Hickory. The county is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Catawba County is part of the "North Carolina Data Center Corridor" in western North Carolina.[3] Maiden is home to the Apple iCloud data center and the largest privately owned solar farm in the United States (operated by Apple). As of 2017, the Catawba County Economic Development Corporation controls a 55-acre business park in Conover designed for data centers and office use.[4] CommScope and Corning, manufacturers of fiber optic cabling, became the region’s largest employers in the late 1990s.

Hickory is home to Lenoir–Rhyne University, the Hickory Motor Speedway, and the minor league baseball team the Hickory Crawdads. Conover is home to the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn.

HistoryIMads NC]

The county, formed in 1842 from Lincoln County, was named for the Catawba River. The word "catawba" is rooted in the Choctaw sound kat'a pa, loosely translated as "to divide or separate, to break." However, scholars are fairly certain that this word was imposed from outside.[5] The Native Americans known as the Catawba people, a tribe of indigenous people who once inhabited the region, were once considered one of the most powerful Southeastern Siouan-speaking tribes in the Carolina Piedmont. They now live along the border of North Carolina near the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina. German and Scots-Irish colonial immigrants first settled in the Catawba River valley in the mid-18th century. An official history of the German and Scots-Irish settlement was documented in 1954 by Charles J. Preslar, Jr.[6] and more recently by a series of three books by Gary Freeze, called The Catawbans.

Law and governmentIMads NC]

Catawba County is a member of the regional Western Piedmont Council of Governments. The county has been represented primarily by Republicans since the 1950s: no Democratic Presidential candidate has won Catawba County since Harry S. Truman in 1948.[7]

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[8]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 66.8% 48,324 29.3% 21,216 3.9% 2,811
2012 64.0% 44,538 34.6% 24,069 1.4% 994
2008 61.9% 42,993 36.9% 25,656 1.2% 802
2004 67.5% 39,602 32.1% 18,858 0.4% 228
2000 67.4% 34,244 32.0% 16,246 0.7% 351
1996 58.0% 26,898 33.7% 15,601 8.3% 3,855
1992 51.5% 25,466 33.1% 16,334 15.4% 7,609
1988 69.0% 28,872 30.9% 12,922 0.1% 44
1984 72.8% 31,476 27.1% 11,700 0.2% 74
1980 60.4% 22,873 36.6% 13,873 3.0% 1,132
1976 52.4% 18,696 47.2% 16,862 0.4% 150
1972 74.5% 24,106 23.9% 7,744 1.6% 525
1968 56.3% 18,393 21.4% 6,974 22.3% 7,285
1964 52.0% 17,116 48.0% 15,814
1960 58.7% 19,135 41.4% 13,491
1956 62.8% 19,246 37.3% 11,424
1952 59.3% 16,814 40.7% 11,554
1948 44.73% 8,471 46.7% 8,844 8.5% 1,622
1944 41.6% 7,211 58.5% 10,146
1940 33.5% 5,656 66.5% 11,233
1936 36.7% 6,387 63.3% 11,017
1932 40.6% 5,817 58.9% 8,446 0.5% 77
1928 60.6% 7,556 39.4% 4,916
1924 50.3% 5,998 48.3% 5,754 1.4% 167
1920 52.3% 5,935 47.7% 5,404
1916 50.4% 2,624 49.3% 2,569 0.3% 14
1912 4.9% 203 50.4% 2,110 44.8% 1,875

County officersIMads NC]

Board of CommissionersIMads NC]

Office[9] Holder Party Term expires
County Commissioner (Chairman) Randy Isenhower Republican 2018
County Commissioner (Vice Chair) Barbara Beatty Republican 2020
County Commissioner Kitty Barnes Republican 2018
County Commissioner Sherry Butler Republican 2018
County Commissioner Dan Hunsucker Republican 2020

Soil & Water Conservation District SuperviorsIMads NC]

Holder[9] Term expires
David Caldwell 2020
Chris (Chopper) Fulbright 2018
Laura Parnell 2018
Susie Devine Appointed
Steve Killian Appointed

Superior Court JudgesIMads NC]

Office[10] Holder Party Term expires
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Nathaniel J. Poovey Republican 2018
Resident Superior Court Judge Greg R. Hayes Republican 2022

District Court JudgesIMads NC]

Office[10] Holder Party Term expires
Chief District Court Judge Burford A. Cherry Republican 2020
District Court Judge David W. Aycock Republican 2018
District Court Judge Wes W. Barkley Republican 2018
District Court Judge Sherri W. Elliot Republican 2018
District Court Judge Richard S. Holloway Republican 2020
District Court Judge Mark L. Killian Republican 2018
District Court Judge Robert A. Mullinax, Jr. Republican 2018
District Court Judge Clifton H. Smith Republican 2018
District Court Judge Amy Sigmon Walker Republican 2018

Other officesIMads NC]

Office[9][10] Holder Party Term expires
Sheriff Don Brown Republican 2018
Register of Deeds Donna Spencer Republican 2020
District Attorney David Learner Republican 2018
Clerk of Superior Court Kim Sigmon Republican 2018

North Carolina General AssemblyIMads NC]

North Carolina House of RepresentativesIMads NC]

District[11] Representative Party
89 Michael Setzer Republican
96 Jay Adams Republican

North Carolina SenateIMads NC]

District[11] Representative Party
42 Andy Wells Republican

Federal officesIMads NC]

SenateIMads NC]

Senator Party Term expires
Richard Burr Republican 2022
Thom Tillis Republican 2020

House of RepresentativesIMads NC]

District[12] Representative Party
5 Virginia Foxx Republican
10th Patrick McHenry Republican

GeographyIMads NC]

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.[13]

DemographicsIMads NC]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18508,862—
186010,72921.1%
187010,9842.4%
188014,94636.1%
189018,68925.0%
190022,13318.4%
191027,91826.1%
192033,83921.2%
193043,99130.0%
194054,65324.2%
195061,79413.1%
196073,19118.4%
197090,87324.2%
1980105,20815.8%
1990118,41212.6%
2000141,68519.7%
2010154,3588.9%
Est. 2018158,652[14]2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]
1790-1960[16] 1900-1990[17]
1990-2000[18] 2010-2014[1]

As of the census[19] 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.

There were 55,533 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,536, and the median income for a family was $47,474. Males had a median income of $30,822 versus $23,352 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,358. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

EducationIMads NC]

Higher educationIMads NC]

LibrariesIMads NC]

  • The Catawba County Library System serves the residents of Catawba County. The library system operates 7 libraries throughout the county.
  • The Hickory Public Library System serves the residents of Hickory. The library system operates 2 libraries: The Patrick Beaver Memorial Library and the Ridgeview Library.

Points of InterestIMads NC]

Museums and historical sitesIMads NC]

Sports and entertainmentIMads NC]

Music and performing artsIMads NC]

  • Newton-Conover Auditorium
  • The Green-Room Theatre
  • Western Piedmont Symphony
  • Hickory Community Theatre

Other attractionsIMads NC]

TransportationIMads NC]

Major highwaysIMads NC]

AirIMads NC]

The county's primary general aviation airport is Hickory Regional Airport.

Mass transitIMads NC]

RailIMads NC]

With approximately twenty freight trains a day, Catawba County is a freight railroad transportation center. This is largely due to the areas strong manufacturing based economy, and its placement along the Norfolk Southern Railway line. The Caldwell County Railroad also serves the county and interchanges with Norfolk Southern in Hickory.[20]

Conover has been designated as the Catawba County passenger rail stop for the Western North Carolina Railroad planned to run from Salisbury, NC, to Asheville.

CommunitiesIMads NC]

Map of Catawba County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels

CitiesIMads NC]

TownsIMads NC]

Census-designated placesIMads NC]

Unincorporated communitiesIMads NC]

TownshipsIMads NC]

  • Bandy's
  • Caldwell
  • Catawba
  • Clines
  • Hickory
  • Jacobs Fork
  • Mountain Creek
  • Newton

See alsoIMads NC]

ReferencesIMads NC]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ^ "North Carolina's Data Center Corridor: From Fiber to Servers | Data Center Knowledge". Data Center Knowledge. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ^ "ncDataCampus - Catawba EDC". www.catawbaedc.org. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ^ Freeze, Gary (1995). The Catawbans: Crafters of a North Carolina County. Catawba County Historical Association. pp. 11–13.
  6. ^ Preslar, Charles J. , Jr (1954). A History of Catawba County (First ed.). Rowan Publishing Co.
  7. ^ "26 Nov 1948, Page 27 - Asheville Citizen-Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  8. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  9. ^ a b c http://www.catawbacountync.gov/site/assets/files/3336/county_elected_officials.pdf
  10. ^ a b c http://www.catawbacountync.gov/site/assets/files/3336/judicial_elected.pdf
  11. ^ a b http://www.catawbacountync.gov/site/assets/files/3336/state_elected_officials.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.catawbacountync.gov/site/assets/files/2911/1-federal_officials.pdf
  13. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  16. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  17. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  18. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  19. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  20. ^ Infrastructure, Caldwell County Economic Development Commission (retrieved 16 June 2014)

Further readingIMads NC]

  • Freeze, Gary R. The Catawbans: Crafters of a North Carolina County, 1747-1900 Catawba County Historical Association, 1995. ISBN 0-9702776-2-8.
  • Freeze, Gary R. The Catawbans: Pioneers in Progress, Vol. 2. Catawba County Historical Association, 2002.

External linksIMads NC]

Coordinates: 35°40′N 81°13′W / 35.66°N 81.21°W / 35.66; -81.21

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