North Carolina
- Area:
- Area: 53,821 sq.mi (139,396 sq.km.), 28th
- Land: 48,718 sq.mi. (126,179 sq.km.), 29th
- Water: 5,103 sq.mi. (13,217 sq.km.), 10th
- Coastline: 301 mi. (484 km.), 7th
- Shoreline: 3,375 mi. (5,432 km.), 6th
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- County Profile:
North Carolina County Map , 100 Counties
- Geographic Center:
Chatham, 10 miles northwest of Sanford
- Highest Point:
Mt. Mitchell ; 6,684 feet, (2,037 m.) 16th tallest
- Location:
- Absolute Center: 35°36.2’N / 79°27.3’W
- Relative Center: Chatham, 10 miles northwest of Sanford
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- Lowest Point:
North Carolina; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Image | | Coastal plains and tidewater in two-fifths of state, extending to the fall line of the rivers; piedmont plateau, another two-fifths, of gentle to rugged hills; southern Appalachian Mountains contain Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains.
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- Presidential Birthplace:
- James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 (11th) | November 2, 1795 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (17th) | December 29, 1808 | Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans.
- Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism.
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- Admission to Statehood:
November 21, 1789 (12th State)
- Area:
- Area: 53,821 sq.mi (139,396 sq.km.), 28th
- Land: 48,718 sq.mi. (126,179 sq.km.), 29th
- Water: 5,103 sq.mi. (13,217 sq.km.), 10th
- Coastline: 301 mi. (484 km.), 7th
- Shoreline: 3,375 mi. (5,432 km.), 6th
- Constitution:
North Carolina’s Constitution , 12th State
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- Population (2019):
10,488,084; Rank: 9 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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- Constitution:
North Carolina’s Constitution , 12th State
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That the flag of North Carolinashall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription “May 20th, 1775”, and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: “April 12th, 1776”. Get this Flag - Flower:
Dogwood (Cornus florida) | Other State Flowers
- Largest Cities:
Charlotte | Raleigh | Greensboro | Winston-Salem | Fayetteville | Cary | Wilmington | High Point | Greenville
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- Origin of State Name:
Taken from Carolus, the Latin word for Charles, and named after England’s King Charles I
- Population (2019):
10,488,084; Rank: 9 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
- Soil:
Cecil
- Song:
- “The Old North State” | Words by: William Gaston | Music by: Mrs. E.E. Randolph
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Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) | Other State Trees
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North Carolina County Map North Carolina County Map , 100 Counties
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