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Search Results for "North Carolina"
| State of North Carolina | |||||
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| Nickname(s): Tar Heel State; Old North State | |||||
| Motto(s): Esse quam videri (official); First in Flight | |||||
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| Official language(s) | English | ||||
| Spoken language(s) | English (90.70%) Spanish (6.18%)[1] |
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| Demonym | North Carolinian (official); Tar Heel (colloquial) |
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| Capital | Raleigh | ||||
| Largest city | Charlotte | ||||
| Largest metro | Charlotte metro area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 28th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km2) |
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| - Width | 150 miles (241 km) | ||||
| - Length | 560[2] miles (901 km) | ||||
| - % water | 9.5 | ||||
| - Latitude | 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N | ||||
| - Longitude | 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 10th in the U.S. | ||||
| - Total | 9,752,073 (2012 est)[3] | ||||
| - Density | 200.2/sq mi (77.3/km2) Ranked 15th in the U.S. |
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| - Median household income | $44,670[4] (38th[4]) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| - Highest point | Mount Mitchell[5][6] 6,684 ft (2037 m) |
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| - Mean | 700 ft (210 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[5] sea level |
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| Before statehood | Province of North Carolina | ||||
| Admission to Union | November 21, 1789 (12th) | ||||
| Governor | Pat McCrory (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Dan Forest (R) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| - Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators | Richard Burr (R) Kay Hagan (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 4 Democrats, 9 Republicans (list) |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
| Abbreviations | NC US-NC | ||||
| Website | www.nc.gov | ||||
