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Population: 154,452
Area: 399 square miles
County seat: Newton
Area code(s) in use: 828
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Median household income: $43,657
Persons in poverty: 15.1%
Home ownership rate: 71.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Alexander Burke Caldwell Cleveland Iredell Lincoln

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Our detail map of Catawba County shows the Catawba County, North Carolina boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Catawba County, North Carolina

Airports show all on map

Laneys Airport, Little Mountain Airport, Long Island Airport, Newton Conover Airport, Wilson's Airport

Areas show all on map

Long Island Access Area

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Bridges show all on map

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge

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Bandy's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Station 9 Base 1, Bandys Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Station 9 Base 2, Catawba County Emergency Medical Services, Catawba Rescue Squad, Catawba Volunteer Fire Department Station 8, Catfish District - Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, Claremont Fire Department, Claremont Rescue Squad, Conover Fire Department Station 1, Conover Fire Department Station 2, Conover Fire Department Station 3, Cooksville Volunteer Fire Department Station 14, Hickory Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters, Hickory Fire Department Station 2 Highland, Hickory Fire Department Station 3 West Hickory, Hickory Fire Department Station 5 Fairbrook, Hickory Fire Department Station 6 Viewmont, Hickory Fire Department Station 7 Southeast, Hickory Rescue Squad, Long View Fire Department Station 2, Maiden Fire Department Station 10, Maiden Rescue Squad, Marshall Steam Station, Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department Station 12, Newton - Conover Rescue Squad, Newton Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters, Newton Fire Department Station 2 Northside, Newton Fire Department Station 3 Startown, Oxford Fire Department Station 2 Catfish Fire District, Propst Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Saint Stephens Fire Department Station 4 Base 1, Saint Stephens Fire Department Station 4 Base 2, Sherrills Ford Terrell Fire and Rescue Base 1, Sherrills Ford Terrell Fire and Rescue Base 2, Sherrills Ford Terrell Fire and Rescue Headquarters

Cemeteries show all on map

Bethel Cemetery, Brookford Cemetery, Brooks Cemetery, Catawba Memorial Park, Central Cemetery, Chapman Cemetery, Concord Cemetery, Eastview Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Mount Olive Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, Old Robinson Cemetery, Piney Grove Cemetery, Providence Memorial Cemetery, Rhoney Chapel Cemetery, Ridgeview Cemetery, Saint Lukes Cemetery, Smyres Cemetery

Census show all on map

Lake Norman of Catawba Census Designated Place, Mountain View Census Designated Place, Saint Stephens Census Designated Place, Sherrills Ford Census Designated Place

Churches show all on map

Augustana Church, Baker Mountain Church, Bethany Church, Bethel Church, Bethel Church, Bethlehem Church, Bethlehem Church, Beulah Church, Browns Chapel, Cedar Grove Church, Center Church, Center View Church, Concord Church, Corinth Church, Corinth Church, Coulters Grove Church, Davis Chapel, East Maiden Church, Ebenezer Church, Fairgrove Church, Faith Church, Faith Olive Church, Friendship Church, Good Shepherd Church, Grace Church, Grace Church, Hillside Church, Hopewell Church, Hudson Chapel, Immanuel Church, Jacobs Fork Church, John Grace Church, Lebanon Church, Liberty Hill Church, Lords House Church, Macedonia Church, Maiden Chapel, Mays Chapel, Motts Grove Church, Mount Anderson Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Oliver Church, Mount Pleasant Church, Mount Ruhama Church, Mount Sinai Church, Mount View Church, Mount Zion Church, Mountain Beulah Church, Mountain Grove Church, Mountain View Church, Mountain View Church, Mulls Chapel, New Hope Church, New Jerusalem Church, North Maided Church, North Newton Church, Old Saint Pauls Church, Olivet Church, Oxford Church, Piney Grove Church, Pisgah Church, Pleasant Grove Church, Providence Church, Providence Church, Providence Road Church, Rehobeth Church, Royal Chapel, Saint James Church, Saint James Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Peters Church, Saint Timothys Church, Sandy Ridge Church, Sardis Church, Shiloh Church, Smyres Chapel, Smyrna Church, Temple Church, Trinity Church, Trinity Church, Welcome Church, Wesleys Chapel, West Side Church, Wilkies Church, Woodlawn Church, Zion Church, Zion Church

Dams show all on map

Bel-Air Pond Dam, Comm Scope Dam, Elmore Dam, F J I Development Corporation Dam, Gaither Dam, Griffin Dam, Hart Lake Dam, Hart Lake Dam, Hedrick Dam, James Dam, Jones Lake Dam, Knolls Association Dam, Leatherman Dam, Little Mountain Aircraft Dam, Lookout Shoals Dam, Maiden Water Plant Lake Dam, Marshall Ash Pond Dam, Martin-Marietta Dam, Murrays Mill Pond Dam, Newton City Lake Dam, Oxford Dam, Ralph Flowers Dam, Shuford Mills Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Catawba Valley Medical Center, Frye Regional Medical Center

Lakes show all on map

Locales show all on map

Arnt Ferry (historical), Balls Creek Campground, Camp Dogwood, Camp Sain, Catawba Country Club, Catawba Mall, Catawba Village Shopping Center, Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory North, Keisters Store, Kroger Center, Lake Hickory Country Club, Long Island Marina, Mammoth Mart, Midland Shopping Center, Midway Marina, Myers, North Pointe Shopping Center, Northgate Plaza, Propst Store, Rock Barn Golf Club, Saint Stephens, The Colonnade, Valley Hills Mall, Villa Park Shopping Center, Wrays Crossroads

Mines show all on map

Hickory Stone Quarry

Parks show all on map

Saint Pauls Memorial Park, Weavers Avenue Park

Populated Places show all on map

Advent Crossroads, Arnt (historical), Bandy, Banoak, Blackburn, Brookford, Catawba, Catfish, Claremont, Conover, Cooksville, Drums Crossroads, Duan, Fairbrook, Fairgrove, Hickory, Killian Crossroads, Lake Norman, Long Island, Longview, Maiden, Meadow Brook Village, Monbo, Mountain View, Murrays Hill, Newton, North Hickory, Olivers Crossroads, Oxford Park, Plateau, Propst Crossroads, Providence Mill, Rhoney, Saint Stephens, Sherrills Ford, Startown, Sunrise Beach, Sweetwater, Terrell, Viewmont, Witherspoon Crossroad

Ranges show all on map

Anderson Mountain

Reservoirs show all on map

Bel-Air Pond, Comm Scope Lake, Elmore Lake, F J I Development Corporation Lake, Gaither Lake, Griffin Lake, Hart Lake, Hart Lake, Hedrick Lake, James Lake, Jones Lake, Knolls Association Lake, Lake Hickory, Lake Hickory, Lake Lookout, Leatherman Lake, Little Mountain Aircraft Lake, Lookout Shoals Lake, Maiden Water Plant Lake, Marshall Ash Pond, Martin-Marietta Lake, Mathis Chapel, Murrays Mill Lake, Newton City Lake, Ralph Flowers Lake, Shuford Mills Lake

Schools show all on map

Balls Creek School, Banoak Elementary School, Blackburn Middle School, Bunker Hill High School, Campbell School, Catawba Rosenwald School, Catawba Valley Technical Institute, Charles H Tuttle Middle School, Claremont Elementary School, Clarrmont Central School, College Park Junior High School, Concordia School, Conover Special Education Center, East Newton School, Foard High School, Grandview Junior High School, Green Park School, Harry M Arnot Middle School, Highland School, Jenkins School, Kenworth School, Lenoir - Rhyne College, Longview Elementary School, Maiden Elementary School, Maiden High School, Mountain View School, Newton-Conover High School, Newton-Conover Junior High School, Newton-Conover Middle School, Oxford School, Ridgeview School, Saint Stephens High School, Saint Stephens School, Shuford School, South Newton School, Southwest School, Startown Elementary School, Thornton School, Viewmont School, Westmont School

Springs show all on map

Sulphur Springs

Streams show all on map

Allen Creek, Bakers Creek, Balls Creek, Barger Branch, Battle Run, Beaverdam Creek, Bee Branch, Bettie Branch, Betts Branch, Bills Branch, Camp Creek, Cline Creek, Cow Branch, Cripple Creek, Dellinger Creek, Elk Shoal Creek, Falling Creek, Frye Creek, Geitner Branch, Gold Mine Creek, Haas Creek, Hagan Fork, Henry Fork, Herman Branch, Hildebran Creek, Holdsclaw Creek, Hop Creek, Horseford Creek, Jacob Fork, Link Creek, Long Branch, Long Creek, Long Shoal Creek, Longview Creek, Lyle Creek, Maiden Creek, McLin Creek, Miller Branch, Mountain Creek, Mountain Creek, Muddy Creek, Mull Creek, Mundy Creek, Naked Creek, North Fork Mountain Creek, Pinch Gut Creek, Pott Creek, Reed Creek, Rhodes Mill Creek, Rock Creek, Sampson Creek, Shady Branch, Smyre Creek, Snow Creek, South Fork Mountain Creek, Terrapin Creek, Town Creek

Summits show all on map

Baker Mountain, Brendle Mountain, Hog Hill, Lynn Mountain

Towers show all on map

WHKY-AM (Hickory), WHKY-FM (Hickory), WHKY-TV (Hickory), WIRC-AM (Hickory), WNNC-AM (Newton), WSPF-AM (Hickory), WXRC-FM (Hickory),

Catawba County, North Carolina Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	131,747
Black	13,437
Asian	5,714
Mixed	2,471
American Indian	772
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	154

Additional population tables :
State population table
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