The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of North Carolina. Wikipedia:WikiProject North Carolina :Top-importance North Carolina articles are indicated. North Carolina –

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on the Eastern Seaboard, bordering the

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in the Southeastern United States. North Carolina was one of the original

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and signed the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. North Carolina was the 12th of the original 13 states to approve the

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on January 2, 1788. North Carolina joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, and following the war was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference

* Names ** Common name: North Carolina *** Pronunciation: **

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State of North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia an ...

** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: NC *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-NC *** Internet second-level domain: .nc.us ** Nicknames *** Old North StateIntroduction to North Carolina
50 States, retrieved February 28, 2011. ***

Tar Heel Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans. The origins of the Tar Heel nickname trace back to North Carolina's prom ...

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State *** Land of the Sky *** First in Flight State (currently used on license plates) * Adjectivals: North Carolina,

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Geography of North Carolina

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* Population of North Carolina: 10,439,388 (2020 U.S. Census) * Area of North Carolina: * Atlas of North Carolina * :commons:North Carolina

Places in North Carolina

* Historic places in North Carolina ** National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina **

National Register of Historic Places listings in North Carolina This is a list of structures, sites, districts, and objects on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina: As of , there are more than 2,900 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 10 ...

*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina *

National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

* List of National Park Service areas in North Carolina * State parks in North Carolina

Environment of North Carolina

* Climate of North Carolina * Protected areas in North Carolina ** State forests of North Carolina *

Superfund sites in North Carolina Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency ...

* Wildlife of North Carolina ** Fauna of North Carolina ** Birds of North Carolina * Tidewater region of North Carolina

Natural geographic features of North Carolina

List of mountains in North Carolina This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Highest mountains The following sortable table lists the 20 highest mountain peaks of North Carolina with at least of topographic prominence.List of rivers of North Carolina This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing Ri ...

Regions of North Carolina

* Piedmont (United States) *

Eastern North Carolina Eastern North Carolina (sometimes abbreviated as ENC) is the region encompassing the eastern tier of North Carolina. It is known geographically as the state's Coastal Plain region. Primary subregions of Eastern North Carolina include the Sandhil ...

Northeastern North Carolina The Inner Banks is a neologism made up by developers and tourism promoters to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina. Without historical precedent, the term "Inner Banks" is an early 21st-century construct that is part of ...

Cape Fear (region) Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland, as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties ...

* Western North Carolina *

Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina anchored by three cities: Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, and H ...

Administrative divisions of North Carolina

* The 100 Counties of the State of North Carolina ** Municipalities in North Carolina ***

Cities in North Carolina A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

**** State capital of North Carolina: **** City nicknames in North Carolina **** Sister cities in North Carolina ***

Unincorporated communities in North Carolina The following is a ''partial'' list of named, but unincorporated area, unincorporated, communities in the state of North Carolina. To be listed, the unincorporated community should either be, a census-designated place (CDP) or a place with at leas ...

** List of townships in North Carolina

Demography of North Carolina

Demographics of North Carolina * Slaves

Politics and government of North Carolina

North Carolina State House - William Goodacre

Government of North Carolina * Form of government: U.S. state government * United States congressional delegations from North Carolina * North Carolina State Capitols **

Tryon Palace Tryon Palace, formerly called Governor's Palace, Newbern, was the official residence and administrative headquarters of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 to 1775. Located in New Bern, North Carolina, the palace was often at the ...

(1777) ** North Carolina State House (17941831) **

North Carolina State Capitol The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. The Supreme Court and State Library moved into a separate building in 1888, and th ...

(18401961) ** North Carolina State Legislative Building (1963present) * Elections in North Carolina ** Electoral reform in North Carolina ** Political party strength in North Carolina

Branches of the government in North Carolina

Executive branch of the government in North Carolina

* Council of State of North Carolina **

Governor of North Carolina The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The governor directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander in chief of the military forces of the state. The current governor, ...

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member o ...

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture The Commissioner of Agriculture is a statewide elected office in the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. The commissioner is a state constitutional officer, constitutional officer who serves as the head of the state's North Carolina Dep ...

** North Carolina Attorney General **

Auditor of North Carolina The State Auditor of North Carolina is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The state auditor is a state constitutional officer, constitutional officer responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of ...

** North Carolina Commissioner of Labor ** North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance ** North Carolina Secretary of State ** North Carolina State Treasurer ** North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction *

North Carolina Cabinet The North Carolina Cabinet is the group of unelected heads of the executive departments of the Government of North Carolina. It is separate and distinct from the North Carolina Council of State, the members of which are elected statewide, and wh ...

** North Carolina Department of Administration **

North Carolina Department of Commerce The North Carolina Department of Commerce was formed in 1971 by the North Carolina State Government Reorganization Act. The department is headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina. The Secretary is p ...

** North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality **

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS or DHHS) is a large state government agency in the U.S. state of North Carolina, somewhat analogous to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The NCDHHS has mor ...

** North Carolina Department of Information Technology **

North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is a state agency designed to advocate for the relationship the state has with its military and veterans' installations and populations. It was created by the North Carolina Ge ...

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is a cabinet-level department within the state government of North Carolina dedicated to overseeing projects in the arts, culture, and history within the borders of the state. The cur ...

North Carolina Department of Public Safety The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) is an umbrella agency that carries out many of the state's law enforcement, emergency response and homeland security functions. The department was created in 1977 as the Department of Crime Co ...

** North Carolina Department of Revenue **

North Carolina Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina. History The North Carolina ...

Legislative branch of the government in North Carolina

* North Carolina General Assembly ( bicameral) ** Upper house:

North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for e ...

** Lower house: House of Commons/House of Representatives * List of North Carolina state legislatures (1777present)

Judicial branch of the government in North Carolina

North Carolina Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists ...

North Carolina Court of Appeals The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three. The Court of Appeals was created ...

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North Carolina District Courts In the U.S. state of North Carolina, District Courts are tribunals inferior to the Suprerior Court. In criminal matters, they jurisdiction over misdemeanor and infraction cases. In civil matters, the courts have original jurisdiction over civil dis ...

(45 districts) * Federal Courts in North Carolina

County and City Governments in North Carolina

List of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23, ...

* North Carolina justice of the peace *

North Carolina Councils of Governments The North Carolina Councils of Government (or the Regional Councils of Government) are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972 that serve as an avenue for local governm ...

* :Lists of mayors of places in North Carolina * :North Carolina city council members * :County officials in North Carolina ** :County commissioners in North Carolina ** :District attorneys in North Carolina ** :North Carolina sheriffs ** :Sheriffs' offices of North Carolina ** :County police departments of North Carolina

Law and order in North Carolina

Law of North Carolina The law of North Carolina consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local law. Sources The Constitution of North Carolina is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Gen ...

Constitution of North Carolina The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, one of the United States; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law. All U.S. st ...

*Specific laws and judgements ** Cannabis in North Carolina ** Individuals executed in North Carolina ** Crime in North Carolina ** Gun laws in North Carolina ** Same-sex marriage in North Carolina

North Carolina military units

Current *

North Carolina Air National Guard The North Carolina Air National Guard (NC ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of North Carolina, United States of America. It is, along with the North Carolina Army National Guard, an element of the North Carolina National Guard. As state m ...

North Carolina Army National Guard The North Carolina Army National Guard is North Carolina's principal military force. The force is equipped by the federal government and jointly maintained subject to the call of either. The professional head of the North Carolina Army National G ...

Revolutionary War *

List of North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution The North Carolina militia units were first established in 1775 by the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress on the eve of the American Revolution. Initially, the militia units were centered on the 35 counties that then existed in ...

North Carolina Line The North Carolina Line refers to North Carolina units within the Continental Army. The term "North Carolina Line" referred to the quota of infantry regiments assigned to North Carolina at various times by the Continental Congress. These, together ...

North Carolina state troops in the American Revolution North Carolina state troops in the American Revolution were the initial military units created in a transition from the Province of North Carolina under British rule to independence from British rule. Most units did not last long as such and were ...

Civil War *

List of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units This is a list of North Carolina Confederate Civil War units. The list of North Carolina Union Civil War regiments is shown separately. Infantry * 1st (Bethel Regiment) Infantry (6 months) * 1st Infantry * 2nd Infantry * 3rd Infantry ...

* List of North Carolina Union Civil War regiments

History of North Carolina

History of North Carolina The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now comprises the U.S. state of North Carolina. Findings of the earliest discovered human sett ...

History of North Carolina, by period

Pre-history * Indigenous peoples ** Mississippian culture *** Joara *

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colony of Florida, 1565–1763 **Fort San Juan at Joara, 1567–1568 * English

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, 1585–1587 Colonial period *

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** English, 1663–1707 **

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colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763 **

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, 1707–1712 * Province of North Carolina **

, 1712–1776 ** French and Indian War, 1754–1763 **

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** Treaty of Paris of 1763 **

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, 1763–1783 ** Royal Proclamation of 1763 Revolutionary War period *

North Carolina Provincial Congress The North Carolina Provincial Congresses were extra-legal unicameral legislative bodies formed in 1774 through 1776 by the people of the Province of North Carolina, independent of the British colonial government. There were five congresses. They ...

1774-1776 *

Rowan Resolves Rowan Resolves is the short name for a colonial era document called ''Resolutions by inhabitants of Rowan County concerning resistance to Parliamentary taxation and the Provincial Congress of North Carolina.'' It was signed in Salisbury, Rowan Cou ...

1774 *

Mecklenburg Resolves The Mecklenburg Resolves, or Charlotte Town Resolves, were a list of statements adopted at Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on May 31, 1775; drafted in the month following the fighting at Lexington and Concord. Similar lists of r ...

1775 *

Tryon Resolves The Tryon Resolves were a brief declaration adopted by the citizens of Tryon County, North Carolina, Tryon County in the Province of North Carolina in the early days of the American Revolution. In the Resolves, the county vowed resistance to coerc ...

1775 *

Halifax Resolves The Halifax Resolves was a name later given to the resolution adopted by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on April 12, 1776. The adoption of the resolution was the first official action in the American Colonies calling for independence from ...

1776 *

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, 1776–1794 * United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 * First General Assembly *Tenth state to ratify the

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, signed July 21, 1778 * North Carolina in the

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April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 * Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 Post Revolution * State of Franklin, 1784 *

Hillsborough Convention The Hillsborough Convention, was the first of two North Carolina conventions to ratify the United States Constitution. Delegates represented 7 boroughs and 59 counties, including six western counties that became part of Tennessee when it was creat ...

of 1788 (U.S. Constitution) *

Fayetteville Convention The Fayetteville Convention was a meeting by 271 delegates from North Carolina to ratify the US Constitution. Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the convention, which met in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from November 16 to 23, 1789 to debate ...

of 1789 (U.S. Constitution) * Twelfth State to ratify the

on November 21, 1789 * Southwest Territory, 1790 * War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 ** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 * Trail of Tears, 1830–1838 *

North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 The North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 was a meeting of delegates elected by eligible voters in counties in the United States state of North Carolina to amend the Constitution of North Carolina written in 1776 by the Fifth North Car ...

* James K. Polk becomes 11th President of the United States on March 4, 1845 Civil War * American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 * North Carolina in the American Civil War *Tenth state admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 21, 1861 *

Carolinas Campaign The campaign of the Carolinas (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the Carolinas campaign, was the final campaign conducted by the United States Army (Union Army) against the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater. On January ...

, January 5 – April 26, 1865 Post Civil War *

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becomes 17th President of the United States on April 15, 1865 * North Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865–1868 *Fourth former

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readmitted to the United States on July 4, 1868 * North Carolina Constitution of 1868 * Kirk-Holden War, 1870 Modern era

History of North Carolina, by region

Washington County, North Carolina Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,003. Its county seat is Plymouth. The county was formed in 1799 from the western third of Tyrrell County. It was named fo ...

, established 1777 * Sullivan County, North Carolina, established 1779 * Davidson County, North Carolina, established 1783 *

Greene County, North Carolina Greene County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 20,451. Its county seat is Snow Hill, North Carolina, Snow Hill. History Greene ...

, established 1783 * Hawkins County, North Carolina, established 1786 * Sumner County, North Carolina, established 1786 * Tennessee County, established 1788, divided at Tennessee statehood in 1796 into Montgomery County, Tennessee and

Robertson County, Tennessee Robertson County is a county located on the central northern border of Tennessee in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 72,803 people. Its county seat is Springfield. The county was named for James Robert ...

* Albemarle *

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* Bute * Dobbs * Tryon

History of North Carolina, by subject

* Effects of Hurricane Charley in North Carolina * History of North Carolina State University * History of slavery in North Carolina

Culture of North Carolina

Culture of North Carolina * Museums in North Carolina * Religion in North Carolina ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina **

Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is a diocese of the Episcopal Church within Province IV that encompasses central North Carolina. Founded in 1817, the modern boundaries of the diocese roughly corresponds to the portion of North Carolina ...

* Scouting in North Carolina * State symbols of North Carolina ** Flag of North Carolina **

Great Seal of the State of North Carolina The Great Seal of North Carolina is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of North Carolina. The Great Seal was modified to its present form in 1983. Design According to an act passed by the North Carolina General Assemb ...

Barbecue in North Carolina Barbecue is an important part of the heritage and history of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has resulted in a series of bills and laws that relate to the subject, and at times has been a politically charged subject. In part, this is due ...

The Arts in North Carolina

* Music of North Carolina * Theater in North Carolina *

North Carolina literature The literature of North Carolina, USA, includes fiction, poetry, and varieties of nonfiction. Representative authors include playwright Paul Green, short-story writer O. Henry, and novelist Thomas Wolfe. History * See Scottish Gaelic literature, ...

Sports in North Carolina

Sports in North Carolina Athletes and sports teams from North Carolina compete across an array of professional and amateur levels of competition, along with athletes who compete at the World and Olympic levels in their respective sport. Major league professional teams bas ...

* Professional sports teams in North Carolina

Economy and infrastructure of North Carolina

Economy of North Carolina In 2019, North Carolina's total gross state product was around $591 billion. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the state's 2010 total gross state product was $424.9 billion, making it the ninth wealthiest state in terms of gr ...

* Communications in North Carolina ** Newspapers in North Carolina ** Radio stations in North Carolina ** Television stations in North Carolina * Energy in North Carolina ** Power stations in North Carolina ** Solar power in North Carolina **

Wind power in North Carolina Wind power in North Carolina is found along the coastal areas in the east and mountain regions in the western part of the state. The state has significant offshore wind resources. In 2015, small scale wind turbine projects were found throughout ...

* Health care in North Carolina **

Hospitals in North Carolina A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

* Transportation in North Carolina **

Airports in North Carolina An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

** Railroads in North Carolina ** Highways in North Carolina

Education in North Carolina

Education in North Carolina *

List of school districts in North Carolina This is a list of school districts in North Carolina, including public charter schools. In North Carolina, most public school districts are organized at the county level, with a few organized at the municipal level. A *Alamance-Burlington ...

List of high schools in North Carolina This is a list of high schools in the state of North Carolina. Any school that is not under a title "Charter schools" or "Private schools" is a public school. Alamance County * Eastern Alamance High School, Mebane * Western Alamance Hig ...

List of colleges and universities in North Carolina The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Four-year colleges and universities in North Carolina Defunct institutions North Carolina Community College System Two-year institutions *Alamance ...

University of North Carolina system The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sys ...

North Carolina Community College System The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The system enrolls over 500,000 students annually. It also provides the North Carolina Learning Object Repository as a central lo ...

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