<page_title> Morganton, North Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16,918 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population was 16,918 at the 2010 census in Morganton, North Carolina.