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| Name | Caldwell |
| Alt names | Caldwell | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Wikes County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37033082 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 35.95°N 81.55°W |
| Located in | North Carolina, United States (1841 - ) |
| See also | Avery, North Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Burke, North Carolina, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wilkes, North Carolina, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Yancey, North Carolina, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Caldwell County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,652. Its county seat is Lenoir. Caldwell County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Burke County and Wilkes County. It was named for Joseph Caldwell, presiding professor (1796–1797, 1799–1804) and the first president (1804–1812, 1816–1835) of the University of North Carolina.
A series of reductions in the county's territory followed. In 1847 parts of Caldwell County, Iredell County, and Wilkes County were combined to form Alexander County. In 1849 parts of Caldwell County, Ashe County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County were combined to form Watauga County. In 1861, parts of Caldwell County, Burke County, McDowell County, Watauga County, and Yancey County were combined to form Mitchell County. Finally, in 1911 parts of Caldwell County, Mitchell County, and Watauga County were combined to form Avery County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1841 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1914 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 6,317
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| 1860 | 7,497
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| 1870 | 8,476
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| 1880 | 10,291
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| 1890 | 12,298
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| 1900 | 15,694
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| 1910 | 20,579
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| 1920 | 19,984
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| 1930 | 28,016
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| 1940 | 35,795
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| 1950 | 43,352
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| 1960 | 49,552
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| 1970 | 56,699
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| 1980 | 67,746
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| 1990 | 70,709
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.caldwell.nc.us
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