Sawmills, North Carolina
Sawmills, North Carolina | |
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| 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 | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,020 |
| • Density | 759.7/sq mi (293.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 37-59540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407295 |
| Website | townofsawmills |
Sawmills is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sawmills had a population of 5,020. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after the sawmills that were set up in the community, due to the timber industry that formerly predominated in the area during its early history.