North Carolina
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North Carolina is one of the 50 states of the United States. The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh and the city with the most people is Charlotte. North Carolina is split into 100 counties, and each county has many cities and towns.
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North Carolina | |
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| The State of North Carolina | |
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| Nickname(s): Old North State; Tar Heel State | |
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| Anthem: The Old North State | |
 Map of the United States with North Carolina highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of North-Carolina |
| Admitted to the Union | November 21, 1789 (12th) |
| Capital | Raleigh |
| Largest city | Charlotte |
| Largest county or equivalent | Wake |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Charlotte |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Roy Cooper (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Mark Robinson (R) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Thom Tillis (R) Ted Budd (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km2) |
| • Land | 48,711 sq mi (126,161 km2) |
| • Water | 1,972 sq mi (5,108 km2) 9.5% |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 600[3] mi (950 km) |
| • Width | 300 mi (300 km) |
| Elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Highest elevation | 6,684 ft (2,037 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[4]) | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 10,488,084 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 208.7/sq mi (80.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Median household income | $52,752[6] |
| • Income rank | 39th |
| Demonym(s) | North Carolinian (official); Tar Heel (colloquial) |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[7] |
| • Spoken language | As of 2010[8]
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | NC |
| ISO 3166 code | US-NC |
| Traditional abbreviation | N.C. |
| Latitude | 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N |
| Longitude | 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W |
| Website | www |
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Quick Facts Living insignia, Bird ...
| North Carolina state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Cardinal |
| Butterfly | Eastern tiger swallowtail |
| Fish | Red Drum |
| Flower | Flowering Dogwood |
| Insect | Western honeybee |
| Marsupial | Virginia Opossum (state marsupial) |
| Tree | Longleaf Pine |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Clogging |
| Food | Scuppernong grape, sweet potato |
| Fossil | Megalodon teeth |
| Gemstone | Emerald |
| Mineral | Gold |
| Rock | Granite |
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North Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies and was where the first English colony in America lived. As of 2020, there were about 10,400,000 people living in the state.[9]
In 2018, North Carolina was number one on Forbes' Best States for Business list for the second year in a row.