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Asheville

Bath

Cary

Charlotte

Durham

Fayetteville

Greensboro

Haywood (defunct)

High Point

Jacksonville

Penderlea

Raleigh

Soul City (defunct)

Spencer

Valdese

Wilmington

Winston-Salem

Ten NC Cities with the largest estimated populations in 2010:

1. Charlotte (Mecklenburg county). 734,873
2. Raleigh (Durham & Wake counties). 406,688
3. Greensboro (Guilford county). 270,063
4. Winston-Salem (Forsyth county). 230,345
5. Durham (Durham, Orange and Wake counties). 229,466
6. Fayetteville (Cumberland county). 208,291
7. Cary (Chatham and Wake counties). 136,203
8. Wilmington (New Hanover county). 106,882
9. High Point (Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford 
and Randolph counties). 104,788
10. Greenville (Pitt county). 85,152

A complete list of estimated populations for cities and towns in North Carolina with 2500 or more people may be found at the North Carolina State Data Center. 

Ten NC Cities with the largest estimated populations in 2009:     

1. Charlotte (Mecklenburg county). 711,349
2. Raleigh (Durham & Wake counties). 384,116
3. Greensboro (Guilford county). 268,917
4. Winston-Salem (Forsyth county). 235,073
5. Durham (Durham, Orange and Wake counties). 234,140
6. Fayetteville (Cumberland county). 207,779
7. Cary (Chatham and Wake counties). 147,270
8. High Point (Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford and
Randolph counties). 102,214
9. Wilmington (New Hanover county). 102,214
10. Greenville (Pitt county). 82,569