Hickory

Also known as Hickory, North Carolina, Hickory, NC

city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States

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Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Counties: Catawba , Burke , Caldwell
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Hank Guess
City manager: Warren Wood
City: 31.14 sq mi (80.66 km )
Land: 31.04 sq mi (80.40 km )
Water: 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km )
Elevation: 1,188 ft (362 m)
Density: 1,401.1/sq mi (540.95/km )
Urban: 201,511 (US: 191st )
Urban density: 1,731.6/sq mi (668.6/km )
Metro: 368,347 (US: 151st )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 28601-28603
Fips code: 37-31060

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hickory
Country: United States
Located in: Caldwell County
Population: 43490
Area: 77.185151
Elevation: 362
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Official website: www.hickorync.gov
Image: US-NC-Hickory Union Square.JPG
Households: 16704
Dialing code: 828

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Commons category: Hickory, North Carolina
topic's main category: Category:Hickory, North Carolina
postal code: 28603
category of associated people: Category:People from Hickory, North Carolina
inception: 1870-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.3131
different from: Hickory
per capita income: 30197

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Encyclopedic overview

Hickory is a city in western North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County. The 25th most populous city in the state, it is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte.

Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census, and is included in the larger Charlotte-Concord, NC Combined Statistical Area with a population of 3,387,115 in 2022.

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