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North Carolina
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| Nickname(s):
The Tarheel State, The Old North State
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| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: "The Old North State"[1] | |
Location of North Carolina within the United States
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| 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 | Charlotte |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Josh Stein (D) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Rachel Hunt (D) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | North Carolina Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Thom Tillis (R) Ted Budd (R) |
| U.S. House delegation |
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| Area | |
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• Total
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53,819.16 sq mi (139,391.0 km2) |
| • Land | 48,617.91 sq mi (125,919.8 km2) |
| • Water | 5,201.25 sq mi (13,471.2 km2) 9.66% |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 500[2] mi (804 km) |
| • Width | 184 mi (296 km) |
| Elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Highest elevation | 6,684 ft (2,037 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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 11,046,024[4] |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 214.72/sq mi (82.90/km2) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Median household income | $70,800 (2023)[5] |
| • Income rank | 39th |
| Demonym(s) | North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial) |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[6] |
| • Spoken language | As of 2010[7]
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern[8]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
NC
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| 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 | nc |
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North Carolina
|
|
|---|---|
| Nickname(s):
The Tarheel State, The Old North State
|
|
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: "The Old North State"[1] | |
|
Location of North Carolina within the United States
|
|
| 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 | Charlotte |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Josh Stein (D) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Rachel Hunt (D) |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | North Carolina Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Thom Tillis (R) Ted Budd (R) |
| U.S. House delegation |
|
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
53,819.16 sq mi (139,391.0 km2) |
| • Land | 48,617.91 sq mi (125,919.8 km2) |
| • Water | 5,201.25 sq mi (13,471.2 km2) 9.66% |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 500[2] mi (804 km) |
| • Width | 184 mi (296 km) |
| Elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Highest elevation | 6,684 ft (2,037 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
|
|
|
• Total
|
11,046,024[4] |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 214.72/sq mi (82.90/km2) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Median household income | $70,800 (2023)[5] |
| • Income rank | 39th |
| Demonym(s) | North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial) |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[6] |
| • Spoken language | As of 2010[7]
|
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern[8]) |
| • 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 | nc |
