Caldwell County, North Carolina

Caldwell County
	Caldwell County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1841
Seat	Lenoir
Largest community	Lenoir
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 474.61 sq mi (1,229 km²); 471.89 sq mi (1,222 km²); 2.72 sq mi (7 km²), 0.57
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.caldwellcountync.org
	Named for: Joseph Caldwell

Caldwell County is a county in the state of North Carolina. In 2020, 80,652 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Lenoir.

History

The county was made in 1841 from parts of Burke County and Wilkes County.

In 1847 parts of Caldwell County, Iredell County, and Wilkes County were put together to make Alexander County. In 1849 parts of Caldwell County, Ashe County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County were put together to make Watauga County. In 1861, parts of Caldwell County, Burke County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were put together to make Mitchell County. And in 1911 parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County were put together to make Avery County.

These counties are connected to Caldwell County:

These cities and towns are in Caldwell County:

The rocky outcropping of Blowing Rock in the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
County government offices in Lenoir
Map of Caldwell County with municipal and township labels

Caldwell County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1841
Seat	Lenoir
Largest community	Lenoir
Area - Total - Land - Water	474.61 sq mi (1,229 km²) 471.89 sq mi (1,222 km²) 2.72 sq mi (7 km²), 0.57
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.caldwellcountync.org
Named for: Joseph Caldwell