Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte
City
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Nicknames:  The Queen City, The QC, CLT, The Hornet's Nest[1][2]
Motto(s):  "Regina Civitatem" (Latin) (Queen City) "Charlotte's Got a Lot"[3]
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Coordinates: 35°13′38″N 80°50′35″W / 35.22722°N 80.84306°W / 35.22722; -80.84306[4]
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Mecklenburg
Settled	1755[5]
Incorporated	December 3, 1768[6]
Named for	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Body	Charlotte City Council
• Mayor	Vi Lyles (D)
Area [7]
• City	312.00 sq mi (808.08 km2)
• Land	310.02 sq mi (802.94 km2)
• Water	1.98 sq mi (5.14 km2)
Elevation [4]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	874,579
• Estimate  (2022)	897,720
• Rank	43rd in North America 15th in the United States 1st in North Carolina
• Density	2,821.06/sq mi (1,089.22/km2)
• Urban	1,379,873 (US: 37th)
• Urban density	2,098.3/sq mi (810.2/km2)
• Metro [8]	2,660,329 (US: 22nd)
Demonym	Charlottean
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	282XX 28201-28237, 28240-28247, 28250, 28253-28256, 28258, 28260-28262, 28265-28266, 28269-28275, 28277-28278, 28280-28290, 28296-28297, 28299
Area codes	704, 980
FIPS code	37-12000[9]
GNIS feature ID	2404032[4]
Website	charlottenc.gov

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and it is the 16th most populous city in the United States. In 2020, the population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 874,579.^[10] In addition, the population of Charlotte's metro area is listed as 2,660,329.

1. ↑ Wilson, Jen (October 13, 2014). "So is Charlotte the real Queen City?". Bizjournals.com. Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
2. ↑ "The Mecklenburg Historical Association, Charlotte, NC". meckdec.org. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
3. ↑ Washburn, Mark (March 30, 2018). "Charlotte's got a lot, but it needs a new slogan". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlotte, North Carolina
5. ↑ Dixon, Chris (August 27, 2014). "36 Hours in Charlotte, N.C." The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
6. ↑ Toussaint, Katie (October 13, 2019). "How to join Charlotte's year-long birthday celebration". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
7. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
8. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
9. ↑ Cite error: The named reference 2014data was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
10. ↑ "QuickFacts: Charlotte city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2024.