- The Unifour
The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau , is an area consisting of four counties in the Catawba Valley region of westernNorth Carolina . Local residents often refer to the area as the Unifour, although this name is largely unknown outside of the region.As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 341,851 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 360,471). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher =
United States Census Bureau , Population Division | date =2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-28]Counties
*Alexander
*Burke
*Caldwell
*CatawbaCommunities
Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants
*Hickory (Principal city)
Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
*Conover
*Lenoir (Principal city)
*Morganton (Principal city)
*Newton
*St. StephensPlaces with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants
*Bethlehem
*Cajah's Mountain
*Gamewell
*Granite Falls
*Hudson
*Icard
*Lake Norman of Catawba
*Long View
*Maiden (partial)
*Mountain View
*Salem
*Sawmills
*ValdesePlaces with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants
*Blowing Rock (partial)
*Claremont
*Connelly Springs
*Drexel
*Glen Alpine
*Hildebran
*Rutherford College
*Stony Point
*TaylorsvillePlaces with less than 1,000 inhabitants
*Brookford
*Catawba
*Cedar Rock
*Rhodhiss
*Sherrills FordUnincorporated places
*Collettsville
*Drumstand
*Ellendale
*Hiddenite
*Kings Creek
*Little River
*Millersville
*Petersburg
*Sugar Loaf
*Vashti
*WittenburgDemographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 341,851 people, 133,966 households, and 95,583 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 87.47% White, 6.91% African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.31% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.95% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.05% of the population.The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,647, and the median income for a family was $44,236. Males had a median income of $29,273 versus $22,266 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $18,404.ee also
*
North Carolina census statistical areas
*List of cities, towns, and villages in North Carolina
*List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina References
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