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Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
Boone: 18: US Post Office-Boone: US Post Office-Boone: January 11, 1996 : 679 W. King St. Boone: 19: Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission: Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission: September 9, 1993 : NC 194 N side, 1 miles SW of jct. with NC 1112
Morganton is a city in and county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. [4] The population was 17,474 at the 2020 census. [5] Morganton is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charlotte and 57 miles (92 km) east of Asheville. Morganton is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan ...
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.The population was 1,397 at the 2021 census. [4]The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties, Catawba, Burke, Caldwell, Alexander. It is located in the Catawba Valley region of western North Carolina .
Named after Daniel Boone at the suggestion of the then-Berea College president's wife, the Boone Tavern Hotel has hosted the likes of the Dalai Lama, Henry Ford, President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge ...
It was the center of the largest Native American settlement in North Carolina, dating from about 1000 AD and expanding into the next centuries. [3] In 1567, Spanish Juan Pardo's expedition arrived and built Fort San Juan at Joara, claiming the area for the colony of Spanish Florida. Pardo named the settlement Cuenca, after his home city. [3]
The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older.