DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Population

8,186,268

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