Quick Facts About North Carolina

North Carolina is in the United States and is bordered by Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean.

• Governor: Patrick McCrory

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• 2010 population: 9,535,483 (from US Census Bureau, information released 12/21/2010). North Carolina is the tenth largest state in the United States based on population.

• Total land area in 2000: 48,710.88 square miles (State and County Quickfacts: http://quickfacts.census.gov)

• Number of counties: 100

• Distance between Murphy and Manteo the furthest towns in NC:

  • Driving: 546 miles
  • Direct ("as the crow flies"): 474.5 miles

• Highest point in North Carolina: Mount Mitchell

• Date it became a state: November 21, 1789

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