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North Carolina

State of North Carolina
Flag of North Carolina State seal of North Carolina
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Old North State; Tar Heel State
Motto(s): Esse quam videri: "To be, rather than to seem" (official); First in Flight
Map of the United States with North Carolina highlighted
Official language English
Spoken languages

As of 2000

  • English 90.70%
  • Spanish 6.18%
Demonym North Carolinian (official);
Tar Heel (colloquial)
Capital Raleigh
Largest city Charlotte
Largest metro Charlotte metro area
Area Ranked 28th
 • Total 53,819 sq mi
(139,390 km2)
 • Width 170 miles (261 km)
 • Length 560 miles (901 km)
 • % water 9.5
 • Latitude 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
 • Longitude 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
Population Ranked 9th
 • Total 10,042,802 (2015 est)
 • Density 212.2/sq mi  (83.1/km2)
Ranked 15th
 • Median household income $50,797 (38th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Mount Mitchell
6,684 ft (2037 m)
 • Mean 700 ft  (210 m)
 • Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
sea level
Before statehood Province of North Carolina
Admission to Union November 21, 1789 (12th)
Governor Roy Cooper (D)
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest (R)
Legislature General Assembly
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R)
Thom Tillis (R)
U.S. House delegation 10 Republicans
3 Democrats (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC -5/-4
ISO 3166 US-NC
Abbreviations NC, N.C.
Website www.nc.gov
North Carolina state symbols
Flag of North Carolina.svg
Seal of North Carolina.svg
Living insignia
Bird Cardinal
Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail
Fish Channel bass
Flower Flowering Dogwood
Insect Western honeybee
Tree Pine
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Clogging
Food Scuppernong grape, sweet potato
Fossil Megalodon teeth
Gemstone Emerald
Mineral Gold
Rock Granite
Song "The Old North State"
Other Virginia Opossum (state marsupial)
State route marker
North Carolina state route marker
State quarter
North Carolina quarter dollar coin
Released in 2001
Lists of United States state symbols
North Carolina state symbols
Flag of North Carolina.svg
Seal of North Carolina.svg
Living insignia
Bird Cardinal (bird)
Fish Red drum
Flower Flowering Dogwood
Insect Western honey bee
(Apis mellifera)
Mammal Eastern Gray Squirrel
Reptile Eastern Box Turtle
Tree Longleaf Pine
(Pinus palustris)
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Colors red and blue
Dance Clogging
Food Sweet potato
Gemstone Emerald
Mineral Gold
Motto Esse quam videri
("To be, rather than to seem")
Rock Granite
Shell Scotch bonnet (sea snail)
Slogan First Flight (unofficial)
Song "The Old North State (song)"
State route marker
North Carolina state route marker
State quarter
North Carolina quarter dollar coin
Released in 2001
Lists of United States state symbols

As of 2000

North Carolina (Listeni/ˌnɔːrθ kærəˈlnə/) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U.S. states. The state is divided into 100 counties. The capital is Raleigh. The most populous municipality is Charlotte, which is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City.


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