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Population of Morganton, NC

Last official estimated population of Morganton city (Burke County**, North Carolina state) was 16,690 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.17% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Morganton city is 19.2 mi² (=49.6 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 871.40 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.34%/yr), Morganton city population in 2026 would be 16,024*.

Historical population

Historical population of Morganton city for period 1850-2014:

Morganton city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Morganton city

• Lenoir city population 15 mi, 40°
• Sawmills town 13.6 mi, 67°
• Valdese town 7.2 mi, 81°
• Gamewell town 10.3 mi, 34°
• Hudson town 14.1 mi, 58°
• Cajah's Mountain town 11.9 mi, 50°
• Drexel town 5.3 mi, 77°
• Connelly Springs town 11.4 mi, 85°
• Glen Alpine town 4.7 mi, 261°
• Rutherford College town 9.7 mi, 85°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb