Quick Facts About North Carolina
North Carolina is in the United States and is bordered by Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Governor: Patrick McCrory
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Find US Representatives for North Carolina
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Find US Senators for North Carolina
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North Carolina General Assembly (NC State Legislature)
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2010 population: 9,535,483 (from US Census Bureau, information released 12/21/2010). North Carolina is the tenth largest state in the United States based on population.
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Total land area in 2000: 48,710.88 square miles (State and County Quickfacts: http://quickfacts.census.gov)
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Number of counties: 100
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Distance between Murphy and Manteo the furthest towns in NC:
- Driving: 546 miles
- Direct ("as the crow flies"): 474.5 miles
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Highest point in North Carolina: Mount Mitchell
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Date it became a state: November 21, 1789
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Other statistics:
- State name and nicknames
Image credit:
Gleason, David B. 2009. "Mount Mitchell view." Flickr user mindfrieze. Online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindfrieze/202502537/.
26 May 2010 | Underhill, Michelle Czaikowski
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Anonymous replied on Permalink
Great site! lots of good information, that helped me out with my projects. Keep it up!
mike replied on Permalink
where can i find the nc state political system division ie. district, county, state, etc
Comment response:
If you are looking for information about districts for Representatives and Senators in the North Carolina General Assembly, there is some information on their website. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/Representation/Representation.html.
Information about the 2011 redistricting may also be found at http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gis/randr07/redistricting.html.
If you need additional information, we are happy to help. Just let us know what questions you have. You may send an email directly to Reference Services at the NC Government & Heritage Library. Their contact information may be found at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/contact.html
Good luck in your research, and thank you for contacting us.
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library
Sedasia replied on Permalink
I couldn't find the info i needed most,how settlers were able to obtain the new territory. So, i went to different sites, it wasn't in any of those either. Can you help me(I'm in 5th grade)?
Comment response:
I hope these three entries in NCpedia may help you:
http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/early-settlement
http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/coastal-plain
http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/piedmont
In North Carolina, people just came and started setting up towns. As you can read in the entries above, this caused conflict. It also caused some other problems for the American Indians who were here. This entry discusses that: http://ncpedia.org/history/early/contact.
Is this the time period you are looking for, and the kind of information you are looking for? If not, just contact us at the email address listed on this page: http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/contact.html
Thanks,
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library.
Making Beats replied on Permalink
I am a DJ and did a show in North Carolina one time. It is a very nice place to visit.Cant wait to go back.
briana replied on Permalink
me to
Anonymous replied on Permalink
I can't find some of the information that I need on here. I'm doing a project and I can't find the founder of NC or when it was established. I also need to know some of the economic resources and I can't seem to find that, either. ._.
munderhill replied on Permalink
Are you asking when NC became a colony? If so, these are two essays talk about North Carolina before it became a state: http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/coastal-plain, http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/roanoke-island. The date it became a state is listed above, on this page.
For information on economic resources, I'd recommend checking the NC Atlas Revisited essay on North Carolina's economy at http://ncatlasrevisited.org/Economy/econtitle.htm.
I hope this helps!
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library
Anonymous replied on Permalink
Hey Michelle, i mean i want some REALLLLLYYYYY AWESOME facts about nc. like, anything that was invented there, and more interesting state stuff. puLEEEEEEZ help me find these, mk? -pleez reply
andrew replied on Permalink
wow ok I will
munderhill replied on Permalink
Of course, what I think is interesting or awesome may not seem interesting or awesome to you. However, I think these things are cool:
Inventors and inventions in NC
http://ncpedia.org/industry/inventors
Largest and smallest towns in NC
http://ncpedia.org/geography/cities
Interesting places in NC:
http://ncpedia.org/geography/places/roadside-attractions
1st colony:
http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/roanoke-island
http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/roanoke-fact-or-fiction
There are also a few legends in NC
http://ncpedia.org/culture/legends
I hope these help!
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library
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