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North Carolina Almanac
The North Carolina Almanac presents a general overview of the State of North Carolina.
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Sources...The United States Census Bureau, July 10, 2001.
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| Admitted to Union | November 21, 1789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Raleigh, [ Find out more... ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tar Heel State, Old North State, Land of the Sky, [ Find out more... ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Esse Quam Videri, [ Find out more... ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total area including land and water | 53,821 square miles | Rank among states | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land area | 48,708 square miles | Rank among states | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water area | 5,103 square miles | Rank among states | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greatest distance East to West | 499 miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greatest distance North to South | 188 miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest point | 6,684 feet (Mount Mitchell) | Rank among states | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest point | Sea level (Atlantic Ocean) | Rank among states | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mean elevation | 700 feet | Rank among states | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest recorded temperature | 110 degrees on August 21, 1983 at Fayetteville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest recorded temperature | -34 degrees on January 25, 1985 on Mount Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest monthly average temperature | 88.3 degrees | Rank among states | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest monthly average temperature | 27.3 degrees | Rank among states | 39th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average yearly precipitation (rain & snow) | 50 inches | Rank among states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
8,049,313 | Rank among states | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population per square mile (Population/Land area) |
165.26 | Rank among states | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ten largest cities by population State Capital in red (U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
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| Median age | 33.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average lifetime (1979-1981) | 72.96 | Rank among states | 42nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total crimes reported per 100,000 people (1992-1993) | 5,652.3 | Rank among states | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Violent crimes reported per 100,000 people | 679.3 | Rank among states | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property crimes reported per 100,000 people | 4,973.0 | Rank among states | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per capita income (2000) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$26,882 | Rank among states | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disposable per capita personal income (income minus taxes) (2000) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$23,002 | Rank among states | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median household income (1993) | $28,820 | Rank among states | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Information
Encyclopedia of North Carolina, edited By William S. Powell, Jay Mazzocchi, Associate Editor. 1328 pages. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (October 25, 2006)
The first single-volume reference to the events, institutions, and cultural forces that have defined the state, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is a landmark publication that will serve those who love and live in North Carolina for generations to come. Editor William S. Powell, whom the Raleigh News & Observer described as a "living repository of information on all things North Carolinian," spent fifteen years developing this volume. With contributions by more than 550 volunteer writers--including scholars, librarians, journalists, and many others--it is a true "people's encyclopedia" of North Carolina.
The volume includes more than 2,000 entries, presented alphabetically, consisting of longer essays on major subjects, briefer entries, and short summaries and definitions. Most entries include suggestions for further reading.
An informative and engaging compendium, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is abundantly illustrated with 400 photographs and maps.
The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History, by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. 608 pages. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 2 edition (April 21, 2010)
The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers.
This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other places identified here. The stories attached to place names are at the core of the book and the reason why it has stood the test of time.
Telling us much about our own history in these snapshot histories of particular locales, The North Carolina Gazetteer provides an engaging, authoritative, and fully updated reference to place names from all corners of the Tar Heel State.
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