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N.C. Rank U.S. Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 22 Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia: 2,805,115 2 41 Raleigh–Cary: 1,509,231
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.
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 238,267. [2] Its county seat is Monroe. [3] Union County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina.Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and Cashiers Townships, respectively.
North Carolina Highway 605 (NC 605) was established in 1932 as a new primary route between US 1/US 15/NC 50/NC 75, in Tramway, and US 421/NC 60, in Jonesboro. In 1936, NC 24 was extended northwest from Fayetteville to Tramway, replacing NC 605.
North Carolina is currently divided into 14 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census , the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the state's increase in population.
North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country. [ 1 ] Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, King Charles II rewarded eight persons on March 24, 1663, for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England.
Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.Its population was 3,971 as of the 2020 census. [4] The current mayor, Rich Alt, was elected to a two-year term in November 2023.