A town of 8,580, settled in 1876. A regional job hub with 10,293 jobs.
The 3 things Conover does most differently from other towns.
2019 · Abandoned factory inWhere Conover’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The big draws around Conover: national parks, ski areas and well-known sights. Close and well known come first.
23 mi🛶 LakeLake Norman🎢40 mi🎢 Theme parkTweetsie Railroad
39 mi🏛 National Military ParkKings Mountain National Military Park22K visitors a year
37 mi🛣 ParkwayBlue Ridge ParkwayLake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain
Ordered by what stands out in Conover. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Conover for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Hickory (22%), Newton (9%) and Charlotte (7%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Conover | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.1% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Conover has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Conover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Creek Elementary | PK–6 | 458 | B− |
| Shuford Elementary | K–5 | 402 | A− |
| Concordia Christian Day School Private | PK–8 | 246 | |
| Newton-Conover Middle | 6–8 | 559 | B |
| Conover Special Education | PK–12 | 107 | C− |
The typical Conover home is worth about $278,000, up 1% in a year, 17% below the North Carolina typical home.
Conover beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Conover | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.6% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.9% |
Conover's reported crime rate is well above North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 33 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
1.8 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conover City Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 2. Majestic Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Hines Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
City in North Carolina, United States
Conover is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,421 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton metropolitan area and the Charlotte metropolitan area.
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3 towns share a border with Conover.
