Lenoir -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 59648 Housing Units (2000): 27184 Land area (2000): 399.852321 sq. miles (1035.612713 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.236157 sq. miles (5.791620 sq. km) Total area (2000): 402.088478 sq. miles (1041.404333 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.250556 N, 77.630588 W Headwords: Lenoir Lenoir, NC Lenoir County Lenoir County, NC