Oliver Car Wraps is privileged to call North Carolina home!
North Carolina is definitely one of the best US states to live in, and we're delighted to live and work here! Below are a few interesting facts about the Tar Heel State, courtesy of Wikipedia!
North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. Wikipedia
Senators: Thom Tillis (Republican Party), Richard Burr Trending
Capital: Raleigh
Before statehood: Province of North-Carolina
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean): 0 ft (0 m)
Highest elevation (Mount Mitchell): 6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Admitted to the Union: November 21, 1789 (12th)
Nickname(s): Old North State; Tar Heel State
Motto(s): Esse quam videri:[1] "To be, rather than to seem" (official); First in Flight
Anthem: The Old North State
Country United States
Before statehood Province of North-Carolina
Admitted to the Union November 21, 1789 (12th)
Capital Raleigh
Largest city Charlotte
Largest metro Greater Charlotte
Government
• Governor Roy Cooper (D)
• Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest (R)
Legislature General Assembly
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
Judiciary North Carolina Supreme Court
U.S. senators Richard Burr (R)
Thom Tillis (R)
U.S. House delegation
9 Republicans
3 Democrats
1 Vacant
(list)
Area
• Total 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km2)
• Land 48,711 sq mi (126,161 km2)
• Water 1,972 sq mi (5,108 km2) 9.5%
Area rank 28th
Dimensions
• Length 600[2] mi (950 km)
• Width 300 mi (480 km)
Elevation 700 ft (210 m)
Highest elevation (Mount Mitchell[3][4]) 6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[3]) 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2019)
• Total 10,488,084
• Rank 9th
• Density 208.7/sq mi (80.6/km2)
• Density rank 15th
• Median household income $52,752[5]
• Income rank 39th
Demonym(s) North Carolinian (official);
Tar Heel (colloquial)
Language
• Official language English[6]
• Spoken language As of 2010[7]
English 90.70%
Spanish 6.93%
Other 2.73%
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
NC
ISO 3166 code US-NC
Trad. abbreviation N.C.
Latitude 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
Longitude 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
Website www.nc.gov
North Carolina state symbols
Flag of North Carolina.svg
Flag of North Carolina
Seal of North Carolina.svg
Living insignia
Bird Cardinal
Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail
Fish Red drum
Flower Flowering dogwood
Insect Western honey bee
Mammal Eastern gray squirrel
Marsupial Virginia opossum
Reptile Eastern box turtle
Tree Pine
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Colors Red and blue
Dance Clogging
Food Scuppernong grape and sweet potato
Fossil Megalodon teeth
Gemstone Emerald
Mineral Gold
Motto Esse quam videri
("To be, rather than to seem")[1]
Rock Granite
Shell Scotch bonnet
Slogan First Flight (unofficial)
Song "The Old North State"
Other Frog: Pine Barrens tree frog
North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 2,569,213 in 2018, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 23rd-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City.[8] The Raleigh metropolitan area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state, with an estimated population of 1,362,540 in 2018, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park.
North Carolina was established as a royal colony in 1729 and is one of the original Thirteen Colonies. North Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England who first formed the English colony, Carolus being Latin for "Charles". On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution. In the run-up to the American Civil War, North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20, 1861, becoming the last of eleven states to join the Confederate States. Following the Civil War, the state was restored to the Union on June 25, 1868.[9] On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully piloted the world's first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina's Outer Banks. North Carolina uses the slogan "First in Flight" on state license plates to commemorate this achievement, alongside a newer alternative design bearing the slogan "First in Freedom" in reference to the Mecklenburg Declaration.
North Carolina is defined by a wide range of elevations and landscapes. From west to east, North Carolina's elevation descends from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain. North Carolina's Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet (2,037 m) is the highest-point in North America east of the Mississippi River.[10] Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone; however, the western, mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate.