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The population density was 243.4 inhabitants per square mile (94.0/km 2). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 109.3 per square mile (42.2/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.29% White , 5.98% African American , 0.15% Asian , and 0.58% from two or more races.
Map showing the population density of North Carolina. The U.S. state of North Carolina is divided into 100 counties.North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country.
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]
After the 1990 census, the US Department of Justice directed North Carolina under VRA preclearance to submit a map with two majority-minority districts. The resultant map with two such congressional districts, the 1st and 12th, was the subject of lawsuits by voters who claimed that it was an illegal racial gerrymander.
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.
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 .
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 mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but lost it during ...