Catawba County, North Carolina

Catawba County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF CATAWBA GUS Population: 167,054 (2024) ID: 131679	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY CLERK PO BOX 389, NEWTON NC 28658-0389
CITY OF HICKORY GUS Population: 45,081 (2024) ID: 208954	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PO BOX 398, HICKORY NC 28603
CITY OF NEWTON GUS Population: 13,571 (2024) ID: 208955	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR PO BOX 550, NEWTON NC 28658-0550
CITY OF CONOVER GUS Population: 8,760 (2024) ID: 212978	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR PO BOX 549, CONOVER NC 28613-0549
TOWN OF LONG VIEW GUS Population: 5,289 (2024) ID: 131707	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN PLANNER 2404 1ST AVE SW, HICKORY NC 28602-2097
TOWN OF MAIDEN GUS Population: 3,854 (2024) ID: 171162	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 19 N MAIN AVE, MAIDEN NC 28650
CITY OF CLAREMONT GUS Population: 1,753 (2024) ID: 186779	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 446, CLAREMONT NC 28610-0446
TOWN OF CATAWBA GUS Population: 729 (2024) ID: 205065	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 70, CATAWBA NC 28609-0070
TOWN OF BROOKFORD GUS Population: 449 (2024) ID: 208953	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN ADMIN 1700 S CENTER ST, HICKORY NC 28602-5222