Cities with populations over 10,000 include: Albemarle, Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Boone, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Eden, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Garner, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Graham, Greensboro, Greenville, Havelock, Henderson, Hickory, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kernersville, Kinston, Laurinburg, Lenoir, Lexi...
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This article is about the US state of North Carolina, located in the center of the eastern United States with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It provides information on its history, geography, climate and major cities including Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham.
The US state of North Carolina is located in the center of the eastern United States and has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It borders Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
First settled by English in late 1600s, part of original territory of US; separated from South Carolina in 1712 and ratified Constitution as 12th state in 1789.
Divided into 100 counties with humid subtropical climate; features sandy islands Outer Banks, Atlantic Coastal Plain (Tidewater region), Piedmont Plateau (hilly region between coastal plain and Appalachian Mountains), Blue Ridge Mountains/Great Smoky Mountains (densely forested mountain chains).
A major refuge for temperate zone flora/fauna that survived Pleistocene glaciations; covers over 200k ha centered on ridgeline Great Smoky Mountains subrange Appalachian chain; home to largest remains Arctic-Tertiary Geoflora once covered entire Northern Hemisphere.
Largest cities have population >100k include Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham International Airport is second busiest airport after Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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Jan 25, 2023 · In alphabetical order, these counties are: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth...