U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Hickory, NC
Hickory is a City in Catawba County, North Carolina. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 45,975.
Published locationNorth Carolina
Population estimate45,9752025 loaded Census estimate
CountyCatawba CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates35.73749, -81.32287Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM HICKORY
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Brookford, NC2.7 miles · SW
Long View, NC3.6 miles · W
Hildebran, NC5.7 miles · W
Conover, NC6.2 miles · E
Rhodhiss, NC6.4 miles · W
Granite Falls, NC7.0 miles · NW
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Caldwell County | 35 |
| Burke County | 88 |
| Catawba County | 45,852 |
DATA COVERAGE
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.