Some of the cities, towns, and places in Catawba County are Banoak, Brookford, Catawba, Claremont, Conover, Hickory, Lake Norman of Catawba, Long View, Maiden, Mountain View, Newton, Sherrills Ford, St. Stephens, Terrell
Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,810. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest city is Hickory. The county is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.