Lenoir 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.
Southeast
Lenoir
Caldwell County, NC
Population
18,301
Walk Score
76 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$656
Median home value
$145,200
Founded
1841
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lenoir Downtown Historic District · listed 2007
- Lenoir Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2013
- Lenoir High School · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Bernhardt, J.M., Planing Mill and Box Factory-Steele Cotton Mill · listed 2017
- Caldwell County Courthouse · listed 1979
- Carolina and Northwestern Railway Freight Station · listed 2019
- Fort Defiance · listed 1970
- Lenoir Cotton Mill-Blue Bell Inc. Plant · listed 2017
- Lenoir Grammar School · listed 2006
- Mary's Grove · listed 2001
- Poe, Edgar Allan, House · listed 2001
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