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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 154,358. Its county seat is Newton and its largest city is Hickory.
Catawba County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Catawba County is part of the data center corridor. Maiden is home to the Apple iCloud data center, and the largest solar farm in the United States.
Conover is home to the ncDataCampus, which will be located behind the Conover Walmart, along North Carolina Highway 16.
History
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The county was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County. It was named for the Catawba tribe of Native Americans, who once inhabited the area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Probate 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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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 8,862
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| 1860 | 10,729
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| 1870 | 10,984
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| 1880 | 14,946
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| 1890 | 18,689
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| 1900 | 22,133
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| 1910 | 27,918
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| 1920 | 33,839
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| 1930 | 43,991
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| 1940 | 51,653
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| 1950 | 61,794
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| 1960 | 73,191
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| 1970 | 90,873
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| 1980 | 105,208
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| 1990 | 118,412
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.catawba.nc.us
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