| Largest Employers |
|
Broyhill Furniture Industries
Bernhardt Furniture Industries
Merchant Distributors, Inc.
Kincaid Furniture Company
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Homecare Management Corporation
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Sealed Air Corporation
Meridian Automotive Systems
Fairfield Chair Company
|
| Recruitable Labor |
| (ESC Job Applicants) July 2002 |
4,191 |
|
| High School Graduates |
616 |
(2001) |
| Number Entering Labor Market |
71 |
(2001) |
|
| Utilities and Service |
| Tax Rates: |
City of Lenoir |
.50 |
|
| |
Town of Hudson |
.33 |
|
| |
Town of Granite Falls |
.44 |
|
| |
Town of Sawmills |
.10 |
|
| |
Town of Rhodhiss |
.55 |
|
| |
City of Hickory |
.55 |
|
| |
Caldwell County |
.5839 |
|
| |
| Water: |
City of Lenoir |
757-2205 |
|
| |
Town of Hudson |
728-8272 |
|
| |
Town of Granite Falls |
396-3131 |
|
| |
Town of Sawmills |
396-7903 |
|
| |
Caldwell County |
757-1300 |
|
| |
| Distributor: |
City |
Lenoir |
| |
County |
Caldwell |
| |
| Source: |
City |
Catawba River |
| |
County |
Catawba River |
| |
| Max Daily Capacity: |
City |
12 million gallons/day |
| |
County |
4 million gallons/day |
| |
| Storage Capacity: |
|
Elevated |
Ground |
| (in gallons) |
|
12,900,000 |
0 |
| |
|
0 |
600,000 |
|
| Wastewater Treatment |
| Sewer System: |
Yes |
| Treatment Plant Type: |
Extended Aeration |
| Capacity: |
7.713 m/g/d total capacity (1st QTR 2000) |
| |
4.897 m/g/d available capacity (1st QTR 2000) |
|
|
| Separate Storm Sewer System: |
Yes |
| Expansion Plans: |
2001 Sewer Study has been completed |
|
| Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
| Electricity |
| Suppliers: |
Duke Power Company |
| |
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation |
| |
Town of Granite Falls |
|
| Natural Gas |
| Suppliers: |
Piedmont Natural Gas |
| Distributors: |
Piedmont Natural Gas |
|
| Other Fuels |
| Fuel Oil: |
Yes |
| Coal: |
Yes
|
| LP Gas: |
Yes |
|
| Housing |
|
THe average purchase price for a home in Caldwell County is $118729 as compared to the average cost of a home in the United States at $181,300.
(US Census Bureau Manufacturing and Construction Division)
|
| Transportation |
| U.S. Primary Highway: |
Highway 321 |
|
| |
|
|
| Nearest Insterstate: |
Interstate 40 |
20 miutes |
| |
|
16 miles |
| |
|
|
| State Primary |
18 |
|
| |
64 |
|
| |
90 |
|
| |
268 |
|
|
| Railroads |
|
Caldwell County Railroad
|
| Bus Service |
|
No bus service is available.
Service is available beyond corporation limits.
|
| Certified Freight Carriers |
| Name |
Terminal Facilities (in minutes) |
| Tallant |
20 |
| Central |
20 |
| Fredrickson |
20 |
| Overnite |
20 |
| Pilot |
20 |
| ET & WNC |
20 |
| Newton |
5 |
| Blue Ridge |
5 |
| Anderson |
5 |
| Caldwell |
5 |
|
| Airports |
| Nearest Commercial Airport |
(minutes/miles) |
| Hickory Regional Airport: |
20/17 |
| Morganton/Lenoir Airport |
|
| USAir Commuter Hickory Regional Airport |
| Number of Flights: |
8 arrivals / 8 departures |
| Air Freight Service: |
Yes |
| Paved: |
Yes |
| Lighted: |
Yes
|
| Charter Service: |
Yes |
|
| Waterways |
| Navigable Waterways: |
None |
| Barge Service: |
No |
| Nearest Port and Channel Depth: |
38 ft. |
| Moorehead: |
40 ft. 300/372 |
|
| Governement |
| Form of City/Town Governement: |
Council/Manager |
| Form of County Governement: |
Commission/Manager |
|
| Police Department |
|
City and County
|
| Fire Department |
| Ambulance Service: |
County |
| Rescue Squads: |
County |
| Planning Commission: |
City/County |
| Zoning Ordinance |
City/County |
|
| Financial Instutions |
|
Banks: (2000) 17
|
| Communications |
| Major Newspapers: |
2 |
| Local Newspapers: |
1 |
| Telephone Service: |
BellSouth |
| Television Netowrks Received: |
4 |
| Local Radio Stations: |
3 |
| Local Television Stations: |
1 |
|
| Health Care (1999) |
| Number of Physicians: |
71 |
| Population per Physican Ratio |
1,069 |
| Population per RN Ratio |
203 |
| Population per LPN Ratio |
703 |
| Population per Dentist Ratio |
4,216 |
|
| Retails Sales |
| Gross Retail Sales (2000-2001) |
$703,609,816 |
| Gross Retail Sales (Spetember 2001) |
$ 52,011,813 |
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