Caldwell County, North Carolina

Caldwell County is a county in the state of North Carolina. In 2000, 77,415 people lived there. Its county seat is Lenoir.

Caldwell County, North Carolina
Map
Map of North Carolina highlighting Caldwell County
Location in the state of North Carolina
Map of the USA highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1841
Seat Lenoir
Largest City Lenoir
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

474 sq mi (1,228 km²)
472 sq mi (1,222 km²)
2.7 sq mi (7 km²), 0.6%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

83,029
176/sq mi (68/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: http://www.caldwellcountync.org/
Named for: Joseph Caldwell & Noah Galloway

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.

Government

Caldwell County is part of the local Western Piedmont Council of Governments.

Connected counties

These counties are connected to Caldwell County:

Cities and towns

These cities and towns are in Caldwell County:

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