Catawba County, North Carolina
Catawba County | |
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| Motto: "Making. Living. Better." | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°40′N 81°13′W / 35.66°N 81.21°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Named after | Catawba Tribe |
| Seat | Newton |
| Largest community | Hickory |
| Area | |
• Total | 416.02 sq mi (1,077.5 km2) |
| • Land | 401.37 sq mi (1,039.5 km2) |
| • Water | 14.65 sq mi (37.9 km2) 3.52% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 160,610 |
• Estimate (2023) | 164,645 |
| • Density | 400.15/sq mi (154.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Website | www |
Catawba County (/kəˈtɔːbə/ kuh-TAW-buh) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest community is Hickory.
The county is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.