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The United States Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2009, estimated North Carolina's population at 9,380,884 [4] which represents an increase of 1,340,334, or 16.7%, since the last census in 2000. [5] This exceeds the rate of growth for the United States as a whole.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA , comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
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The first U.S. Census in 1790 recorded a total population of 10,255. [9] In 1840 the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad—later renamed the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad —was completed with a line through the county, which spurred the development of the communities of Rocky Mount, Battleboro, and Sharpsburg.
Chatham County (locally / ˈ tʃ æ t əm / CHAT-əm) [1] is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the location of the geographic center of North Carolina, northwest of Sanford. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,285. [3] Its county seat is Pittsboro. [4]
The Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties, Catawba, Burke, Caldwell, Alexander. It is located in the Catawba Valley region of western North Carolina .
Pasquotank County (PAS-kwoh-tayngk / ˈ p æ s. k w oʊ. t eɪ ŋ k / ⓘ) [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , the population was 40,568. [ 3 ] Its county seat is Elizabeth City .