City of Conover

The City of Conover began to develop in the mid-1800s as a “Y” intersection of the railroad traversing North Carolina. Although originally called Wye Town, legend says the name Canova was adopted, but transposed to Conover, over several years. The City of Conover was chartered in 1876 and incorporated in 1877.

Conover is located in the western Piedmont area of North Carolina and is part of the Hickory Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the sixth-largest MSA in the state. Conover is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Charlotte; 60 miles west of Winston-Salem; and 80 miles east of Asheville, and is the geographic center of Catawba County. Interstate 40 traverses through the City along with other major roads including U.S. 70, U.S. 321, U.S. 70A, and NC 16. As of June 2016, the land area of the City is 10.96 square miles with a resident population of 8,301.