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According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
North Carolina's 1868 constitution adopted a "Township and County Commissioner Plan" for structuring local government, largely inspired by provisions in Pennsylvania's constitution. Townships were created under the county unit of government, with every county divided into them, and each given their own township board.
Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...
3. BLOWING ROCK, NC. Blowing Rock will literally blow your mind. Pun intended. In all seriousness, this charming little town in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the scenic Blue Ridge ...
Little River (Horry County, South Carolina) Little River (Jacob Fork) Little River (Neuse River tributary) Little River (North Carolina-Virginia) Little River (Pee Dee River tributary) Little River (Roanoke River tributary) Little Tennessee River; Little Uwharrie River; Lockwood Folly River; Lower Little River; Lumber River; Lynch Creek ...
Richard T. Morgan — North Carolina state legislator, businessman, and farmer; Winant Sidle – U.S. Army Major General; John Frank Stevens – railroad builder, discoverer of Stevens Pass, and lead engineer for the Panama Canal; Michael Walsh — Horse Trainer and founder of the Stoneybrook Steeplechase, National Horse Racing Hall of Fame ...
I-26 / US 23 / US 23A north – Asheville, Wolf Laurel, Johnson City: West end of I-26 overlap, north end of US 23 overlap, brief US 23A overlap: Yancey: Cane River: 145.0: 233.4: US 19E north / US 19W north – Burnsville, Erwin: US 19 ends; US 19E and US 19W begin: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States, located near the city of Mount Airy on North Carolina Highway 89 (West Pine Street). The community is located between the Little Fisher River and Stewarts Creek and has an altitude of 1,347 feet (Powell 1968, p. 384 ...