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Hickory

City population
40,374
#1,111
in United States
#22
in North Carolina
#13,854
worldwide
WashingtonHickory
35.733, -81.341 · 518 km from Washington
City population
40,374
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#1,111
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,854
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Hickory

Hickory is a city in North Carolina, United States with a population of 40,374. It is the 1,111th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 13,854th largest worldwide. It lies 518 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#1,111of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in North Carolina
#22of 63
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#22of 63
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
350 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
35.733, -81.341
Record updated
2017-05-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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