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Charlotte (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t / ⓘ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, [10] making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida.
The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area of the U.S. states of North and South Carolina, containing the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.The metropolitan area also includes the cities of Gastonia, Concord, Huntersville, and Rock Hill as well as the large suburban area in the counties surrounding Mecklenburg County, which is at the center of the metro area.
Belmont is a former mill village located east of Uptown, bordered by N. Davidson St., Parkwood Ave, 10th Ave, and Hawthorne St.; College Downs is a John Crosland Co./Ryland developed subdivision of tract-built and customized homes located directly across from UNC Charlotte in the University City/Newell-South district, and bordered by Old Concord Rd. to the east, University City Blvd. (Hwy. 49 ...
Rank Name Image Height ft Floors Year Coordinates Notes 1 Bank of America Corporate Center: 871 (265.5) [5] 60 1992 It is the 456th-tallest building in the world, the 54th-tallest in the United States, the tallest building in North Carolina, the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, the tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1990s, and the tallest office building in the ...
Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.The area is split into four wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, and bordered by Interstate 277 and Interstate 77.
1875 – Charlotte public schools established. [7] 1880 – Population: 7,084. 1886 – Charlotte Chronicle newspaper begins publication. [4] [8] 1887 Electric lighting in use. [3] Charlotte Fire Department founded. 1888 – The Charlotte News begins publication. [4] 1890 – Charlotte Post newspaper begins publication. [9] 1891 City hall built ...
Charlotte, a 1999 album by Charlotte Nilsson; Charlotte (American band), a hard rock band; Charlotte (Japanese band), a pop punk band; Charlotte (singer), British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer "Charlotte", a 1969 song by Jimmy McGriff from A Thing to Come By "Charlotte", a 1982 song by Wendy Wu
Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a 1.500-mile (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1960, including NASCAR , IndyCar , and IMSA SportsCar Championship races.