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] | |
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 | Roy Cooper (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Mark Robinson (R) |
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 | |
• 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])
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0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(
2020)
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• Total | 10,439,388 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 214.72/sq mi (82.90/km2) |
• Rank | 14th |
• Median household income | $52,752[4] |
• Income rank | 39th |
Demonym(s) | North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial) |
Language | |
• Official language | English[5] |
• Spoken language | As of 2010[6]
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Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern[7]) |
• 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 |
North Carolina
|
|
---|---|
Nickname(s):
The Tarheel State, The Old North State
|
|
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "The Old North State"[1] | |
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 | Roy Cooper (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Mark Robinson (R) |
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
(
2020)
|
|
• Total | 10,439,388 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 214.72/sq mi (82.90/km2) |
• Rank | 14th |
• Median household income | $52,752[4] |
• Income rank | 39th |
Demonym(s) | North Carolinian (official); Tarheel (colloquial) |
Language | |
• Official language | English[5] |
• Spoken language | As of 2010[6]
|
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern[7]) |
• 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 |