Sawmills, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Biggest Little Town in the Foothills" | |
 Location of Sawmills, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′59″N 81°28′41″W / 35.81639°N 81.47806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Caldwell |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.61 sq mi (17.13 km2) |
| • Land | 6.61 sq mi (17.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,020 |
| • Density | 759.69/sq mi (293.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 37-59540[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407295[2] |
| Website | townofsawmills |
Sawmills is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 5,240.[4] It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after the timber industry that formerly predominated in the area during its early history.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sawmills, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sawmills town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2014.