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Catawba County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Monday of each month at 5:45 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Meeting Room, Catawba County Government Center, 100-A South West Boulevard, Newton, NC 28658.
Register of Deeds: Angela Sigmon Henson · 828.465.1573 · ahenson@catawbacountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.catawbacountync.gov/county-services/commissioners/agendas-minutes/
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Hickory

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (4)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (3)

Catawba County Schools
Hickory City Schools
Newton Conover City Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (14)

Bandys Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Catawba Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Claremont Fire Department
Conover Fire Department
Cooksville Volunteer Fire Department No. 8
Hickory Fire Department
Long View Fire Department
Maiden Fire Department
Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department of Catawba County, Inc.
Newton Fire Department
Oxford Fire Department, Inc.
Propst Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Department No. 5
Sherrills Ford - Terrell Fire & Rescue, INC.
St. Stephens Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Hickory Public Housing Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Catawba Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)