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Caldwell County, North Carolina
Caldwell County lies in the Blue Ridge foothills west of Hickory, centered on Lenoir, its seat and former furniture-manufacturing hub, with Granite Falls and Hudson as its other main towns. Furniture manufacturing has thinned since its mid-century peak, and growth today is modest and tied to Hickory commuting and Highway 321 access toward Blowing Rock, leaving older mill housing alongside newer rural residential development.
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Caldwell County at a glance
- 81,000Population (2025)
- LenoirCounty seat
- 472 sq miLand area
- 172 / sq miDensity
- $56,000Median household income
- $190,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 10
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 13
- School Boundaries - Middle: 4
- School Boundaries - High: 3
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Soils: 124
- State House Districts: 6
- State Senate Districts: 4
- Development News: 2
Cities and towns in Caldwell County
Blowing Rock, Cajah's Mountain, Cedar Rock, Gamewell, Granite Falls, Hudson, Lenoir, Rhodhiss, Rutherford College, Sawmills.
Neighboring counties
- Burke County, NC · map
- Avery County, NC · map
- Alexander County, NC · map
- Watauga County, NC · map
- Catawba County, NC · map
- Wilkes County, NC · map