DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Population
10,439,388

Total Area
53,821 square miles

Land Area
48,718 square miles

Water Area
5,103 square miles

Shoreline
3,375 miles

Highest Point
Mt. Mitchell at 6,684 feet

Lowest Point
Atlantic Coast, sea level

Border States
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Agriculture
Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans

Industries
Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism

Largest Cities
Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, High Point, Wilmington, Asheville

State Capital
Raleigh

Statehood
November 21, 1789

State Bird
Cardinal

State Flower
Dogwood

State Nickname
“Old North State” or “Tar Heel State”

State Tree
Pine