CATAWBA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Catawba County, North Carolina, is located in the western part of the state in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was established on December 12, 1842 and, on January 8, 1845, Newton was selected as the County seat. It was one of the first counties of the 100 counties in North Carolina to adopt the county manager form of government (March 1, 1937). The Board of Commissioners has five members elected on an at-large basis to staggered four year terms... Bakers Mountain Park was opened in 2002, preserving 189 acres on Catawba County's most prominent point and the location of the County's largest mature forest. Located in the western part of the County on Bakers Mountain Road, just off Old Shelby Road, the diverse vegetation, pristine streams and terrain is very similar to that of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains... Catawba County, the central county of North Carolina's fourth largest MSA, has diversified and balanced a traditional manufacturing base of furniture, textile, and..

Primary location: Newton United States