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Population of Hickory, NC

Last official estimated population of Hickory city (Burke County**, North Carolina state) was 40,143 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.013% of total US population and 0.4% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Hickory city is 30.0 mi² (=77.7 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,338.06 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.08%/yr), Hickory city population in 2024 would be 40,477*.

Historical population

Historical population of Hickory city for period 1890-2014:

Hickory city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Hickory city

• Newton city population 7.5 mi, 136°
• Conover city 6.3 mi, 106°
• Sawmills town 10 mi, 301°
• Long View town 3.7 mi, 249°
• Granite Falls town 6.8 mi, 304°
• Hildebran town 5.7 mi, 253°
• Connelly Springs town 9.7 mi, 275°
• Claremont city 9.8 mi, 103°
• Rhodhiss town 6.3 mi, 285°
• Brookford town 2.9 mi, 203°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb