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Charlotte City Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.nc.gov

Charlotte is situated in the state of North carolina. The number of citizens in Charlotte, NC is five hundred and forty thousand, eight hundred and twenty-eight - males account for fifty-one point zero one percent of population. There's nice views in the city Median household income for Charlotte, NC is forty-six thousand, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars. two hundred and fifteen thousand, four hundred and forty-nine households are in Charlotte, NC. Median age of an average Charlotte, NC resident is thirty-two point seven years old. The best place to bring up children.

City of Charlotte
Skyline of Charlotte at night
Skyline of Charlotte at night
Official flag of City of Charlotte
Flag
Nickname: "The Queen City"
Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina
Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°50′36″W / 35.22694, -80.84333
Country Flag of the United States United States
State North Carolina
County Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Government
 - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R)
Area
 - Total 280.5 sq mi (629.0 km²)
 - Land 279.9 sq mi (627.5 km²)
 - Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation 751 ft (229 m)
Population (Population (estimate Jan.1,2007))
 - City 664,332
 - Density 2,515.7/sq mi (971.3/km²)
 - Metro 2,191,604
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 704, 980
FIPS code 37-12000GR2
GNIS feature ID 1019610GR3
Website: http://www.charmeck.org/


Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. It has a 2006 estimated population of approximately 664,342[1] as of January 1, 2007. It is the county seat of Mecklenburg County,GR6 and is located in the south-central part of the state in the Piedmont region, near the South Carolina border. The city's economy has and is continuing to mature starting in the 1990s and continuing through the 2000s to become dominated by financial services, as well as retail commerce. According to 2006 estimates, Charlotte is the 5th fastest growing among large U.S. cities as well as the fastest growing city on the East Coast.[2]

Nicknamed The Queen City, Charlotte (as well as the county containing it) was named in honor of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom. During the American Revolution the British Commander in the Southern Colonies, General Cornwallis, occupied Charlotte but was driven out soon afterwards by the fierce opposition of the city's residents to British rule. Cornwallis famously wrote that Charlotte was "a hornet's nest of rebellion", leading to another city nickname: The Hornet's Nest.

The Charlotte metropolitan area (MSA) had a census estimated population of 1,583,016 in 2006. As of 2006, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury combined statistical area (CSA) had a population of 2,191,604.[3] A resident of Charlotte is referred to as a Charlottean (IPA: [ˌʃaɹləˈtʰiːən).