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The Hickory region is served by Interstate 40 which passes through the center of Catawba and Burke counties. Other important US highways in the region include: US 70 (east to Morehead City, west to Asheville), and US 321 (through Catawba and Caldwell Counties). Primary state routes include NC 10, NC 16, NC 18, NC 90, NC 127, and NC 150.
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.
Catawba County is part of the "North Carolina Data Center Corridor" in western North Carolina. [24] The town of Maiden is home to the Apple iCloud data center and is the largest privately owned solar farm in the United States (operated by Apple ).
N.C. Rank U.S. Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 22 Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia: 2,805,115 2 41 Raleigh–Cary: 1,509,231
The city of Hickory, located north of Brookford, has been extending its borders through annexation into the Mountain View area and now nearly splits the CDP into north and south halves. North Carolina Highway 127 passes through the community, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to the center of Hickory and south 4 miles (6 km) to NC Highway 10 .
North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land.
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Despite the fact that North Carolina has hundreds of miles of beachfront territory, due to the Outer Banks and swampland along the coast the state lacks a good natural harbor. As such, North Carolina never developed a major port city as did neighboring states such as Georgia (Savannah), South Carolina (Charleston), and Virginia (Norfolk).