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St. Stephens
North CarolinaCDP
St. Stephens
Total population
9,457
Median home value
$213,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,394
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
St. Stephens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Stephens had a population of 8,852. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
St. Stephens is located in northern Catawba County. It is bordered on the west by the city of Hickory, on the south by the city of Conover, and on the north by Alexander County, separated from St. Stephens by Lake Hickory on the Catawba River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.09%, is water. The area of the CDP has declined from at the 2000 census due to annexation by the neighboring cities.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for St. Stephens, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,551
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,128
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves2,966
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,821
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,780
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,578
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,370
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,220
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · Hickory · 1,265 students · 18.6:1 ratio
- Hickory HighHigh · Hickory · 1,014 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- Bunker Hill HighHigh · Claremont · 828 students · 18:1 ratio
- Newton-Conover HighHigh · Newton · 758 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- Saint Stephens ElementaryElementary · Conover · 698 students · 14:1 ratio
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · Hickory · 686 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Harry M Arndt MiddleMiddle · Hickory · 631 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · Conover · 603 students · 16.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.73 — 2025-08-147 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
- M 2.59 — 2022-10-25Virginia-North Carolina border region
- M 2.65 — 2021-08-176 km N of Morganton, North Carolina
- M 2.56 — 2021-02-041 km SSW of Sparta, North Carolina
- M 2.81 — 2020-10-253 km ENE of Sparta, North Carolina
- M 2.63 — 2020-10-0116 km W of Sparta, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
- Bethlehem4 mi away
- Long View6.9 mi away
- Mountain View7.8 mi away · pop. 3,982
- Granite Falls8.8 mi away
- Rhodhiss8.9 mi away
- Catawba12.1 mi away · pop. 628
- Hiddenite14.6 mi away
- Cajah's Mountain15.9 mi away
- Valdese16.8 mi away · pop. 4,704
- Gamewell19.5 mi away
- Lincolnton20 mi away · pop. 11,783
- Troutman22.1 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about St. Stephens
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Hurricane IsaiasSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 193 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 08:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET