Charlotte, North Carolina

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Charlotte
City of Charlotte
Clockwise: UNC Charlotte, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Airts + Cultur, Duke Energy Center, Charlotte's skyline, First Presbyterian Church o Charlotte, Charlotte Main Library, an NASCAR Haw o Fame buildin
Clockwise: UNC Charlotte, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Airts + Cultur, Duke Energy Center, Charlotte's skyline, First Presbyterian Church o Charlotte, Charlotte Main Library, an NASCAR Haw o Fame buildin
Eik-name(s): 
The Queen City, The QC, Crown Town, The Hornet's Nest, The Home of NASCAR, The Gem of the South, The CLT, Bank Town, Char-Town, City of Trees
Charlotte's location in Mecklenburg Coonty in the state o North Carolina
Charlotte's location in Mecklenburg Coonty in the state o North Carolina
Charlotte is located in the Unitit States
Charlotte
Charlotte
Location in the Unitit States
Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°50′36″W / 35.22694°N 80.84333°W / 35.22694; -80.84333Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°50′36″W / 35.22694°N 80.84333°W / 35.22694; -80.84333
KintraUnitit States
StateNorth Carolina
CoontyMecklenburg
Settled1755
Incorporatit1768
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor
 • MayorDan Clodfelter (Democratic Pairty (Unitit States))
Area
 • Ceety771 km2 (297.7 sq mi)
Elevation
229 m (751 ft)
Population
 (2011 est.)[1]
 • Ceety751,087 (17t)
 • Density974.1/km2 (2522.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,249,442 (38t)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
28201-28237, 28240-28247, 28250, 28253-28256, 28258, 28260-28262, 28265-28266, 28269-28275, 28277-28278, 28280-28290, 28296-28297, 28299
Area code(s)704, 980
Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)

Charlotte (/[unsupported input]ˈʃɑːrlət/) is the lairgest ceety in the U.S. state o North Carolina an the seat o Mecklenburg Coonty. In 2011, the estimatit population o Charlotte accordin tae the U.S. Census Bureau wis 751,087,[2] makin it the 17t lairgest ceety in the Unitit States based on population.

Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Leet o sister ceeties o Charlotte, designatit bi Sister Ceeties Internaitional:[3]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "2011 Census estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. http.www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2011/tables/SUB-EST-01.csv
  3. "Charlotte Internaitional Cabinet". Charmeck.org. Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010.