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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]
Bladen Lakes State Forest IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) View from Fire Tower towards Elizabethtown Location of Bladen Lakes State Forest in North Carolina Location Bladen County, North Carolina, United States Coordinates 34°41′18″N 78°35′40″W / 34.68833°N 78.59444°W / 34.68833; -78.59444 Area 32,950 acres (133.3 km 2 ...
Gill State Forest: Mountains Avery: 474 acres (1.92 km 2) [3] Not open to the general public Headwaters State Forest: Mountains Transylvania: 6,730 acres (27.2 km 2) [4] Open year-round Holmes Educational State Forest: Mountains Henderson: 235 acres (0.95 km 2) [1] Open year-roud Jordan Lake Educational State Forest: Piedmont Chatham: 900 acres ...
Graylyn Estate circa 1932. In 1925, spouses Nathalie Lyons Gray and Bowman Gray Sr., chairman of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, purchased the 87-acre estate from R. J. Reynolds with the plan of building “the home of their dreams.” [5] The land had formerly been corn fields and pasture for the Reynolda Estate, which is now referred to as the Reynolda Historic District. [6]
Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...
The North Carolina Forest Service, formerly known as the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources is a North Carolina state government agency responsible for providing land management assistance to landowners. The agency's primary responsibility is wildland fire control on all state and privately owned land in North Carolina, United States. [1]
Lake Julian (North Carolina) Lake Kristi; Lake Louise (Roaring Gap, North Carolina) Lake Orange; Lake Summit, North Carolina; Little River Reservoir (North Carolina) Lake Lure (North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Cabarrus County, North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Lake Toxaway is the largest privately held lake in North Carolina. The lake, developed by the Lake Toxaway Company, is man-made and covers 640 acres (2.6 km 2) 60 feet (18 m), and the shoreline is 14 miles (23 km). Water sources for the lake include multiple free-flowing mountain streams with the Toxaway River being the main source. The lake ...