Lenoir

Also known as Lenoir, North Carolina, Lenoir, NC

city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
County: Caldwell
Named after: William Lenoir
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Joseph L. Gibbons (Independent)
Mayor pro tem: Crissy Thomas
Governing body: Lenoir City Council
Total: 20.83 sq mi (53.95 km )
Land: 20.83 sq mi (53.94 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 1,129 ft (344 m)
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Lenoir (/lɛˈnɔːr/ le-NOR) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,263 at the 2020 census. Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northeast are the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hibriten Mountain, located just east of the city limits, marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains range.

Lenoir is one of the principal cities in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.