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Welcome to Lenoir ...Lenoir is located in Caldwell County<1> and is the County Seat for Caldwell County. The pronunciation of Lenoir: le-NOR<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenoir, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Lenoir: Named after William Lenoir (1751-1839), a captain in the American Revolutionary War who took part in the Battle of Kings Mountain. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lenoir has a population of 17,955 people<3> (see below for details). Lenoir is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Lenoir lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Lenoir is within the (828) area code. The ZIP codes for Lenoir: 28633, 28645<5> The community of Lenoir was previously named Tucker's Barn. Websites for Lenoir ...Official Website: www.cityoflenoir.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lenoir had an population of 17,955 people. This is a decrease of 1.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.92% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Lenoir had a population of 18,228 people (or 21.95% of the total population of Caldwell County). This makes Lenoir the county's most populous community. The population of Lenoir represents 0.19% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 18,228 people, the population of Lenoir increased 8.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,793 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Lenoir. Communities Also Named Lenoir ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lenoir - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lenoir. Communities near Lenoir ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lenoir.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lenoir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenoir. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lenoir. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lenoir. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenoir. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lenoir. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenoir ...Looking for more information about Lenoir? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Lenoir, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lenoir. Adding Lenoir to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lenoir in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lenoir was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Lenoir on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenoir. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Lenoir: www.cityoflenoir.com/ The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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