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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]
Metropolitan Statistical Area Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 22 Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia: 2,805,115 2 41 Raleigh–Cary: 1,509,231 3 78 Greensboro–High Point: 789,842 4 86 Winston-Salem: 695,630 5 94 Durham–Chapel Hill: 608,879 6 115 Wilmington: 467,337 7 131 Asheville: 417,202 8 142 Fayetteville: 392,336 9 150 Hickory–Lenoir ...
This close group of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the United States and forms the basis of the Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area (CSA). As of 2012, the Piedmont Triad has an estimated population of 1,611,243 making it the 33rd largest combined statistical area in the United States.
The population of Saint Thomas island in 2010 was 51,634 (about 48.5% of US Virgin Islands total). [46] 2215 feet (675 m) Woodford Vermont [47] 3638 feet (1109 m) Whitetop Virginia [48] Unincorporated. The Town of Troutdale, Virginia is an incorporated community with a population of 140 and an elevation of 3,120 feet. 2622 feet (799 m) Waterville
Beech Mountain is located in Avery and Watauga counties, North Carolina. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km 2), all land. At an elevation of 5,506 feet (1,678 m), Beech Mountain is the highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River.
To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and in Western North Carolina. However, since many ...
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 mountains of North Carolina may be conveniently classed as four separate chains: The Great Smoky Mountains – also called the "Smokies". The Blue Ridge Mountains – North Carolina's largest mountain range, the Blue Ridge run across the state in a very tortuous course and often shoot out in spurs of great elevation over the surrounding ...