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| nickname = [[Tar Heel|The Tarheel State]], The Old North State
| nickname = [[Tar Heel|The Tarheel State]], The Old North State
| motto = {{lang|la|[[Esse quam videri]]}}{{efn|name=motto|In 1893, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Latin words "{{lang|la|Esse Quam Videri}}" as the state motto and directed that these words be placed with the state's coat of arms and the date "20 May 1775" upon the great seal.}} {{nowrap|"To be, rather than to seem"}}
| motto = {{lang|la|[[Esse quam videri]]}}{{efn|name=motto|In 1893, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Latin words "{{lang|la|Esse Quam Videri}}" as the state motto and directed that these words be placed with the state's coat of arms and the date "20 May 1775" upon the great seal.}} {{nowrap|"To be, rather than to seem"}}
| anthem = "[[The Old North State (song)|The Old North State]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_149.html|title=Chapter 149|access-date=May 20, 2022|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108115332/https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_149.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| anthem = "[[The Old North State (song)|The Old North State]]"
| image_map = North Carolina in United States.svg
| image_map = North Carolina in United States.svg
| OfficialLang = English<ref>{{cite web|page=§ 145–12|title=State language|quotation=(a) Purpose. English and Spanish are the most common languages of the people of the United States of America and the State of North Carolina. This section is intended to preserve, protect and strengthen the English language, and not to supersede any of the rights guaranteed to the people by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of North Carolina. (b) English as the Official Language of North Carolina. English is the official language of the State of North Carolina.|url=ftp://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_145/Article_%20.html|website=Ncga.state.nc.cus|access-date=May 23, 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| OfficialLang = English
| Languages = <small>As of 2010</small><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2005&geo=state&state_id=37&county_id=&mode=geographic&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=®ion_id=&division_id=&ll=&ea=n&order=&a=n&pc=1 |title= North Carolina |publisher= [[Modern Language Association]] |access-date= August 11, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130604191459/http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26SRVY_YEAR%3D2005%26geo%3Dstate%26state_id%3D37%26county_id%3D%26mode%3Dgeographic%26lang_id%3D%26zip%3D%26place_id%3D%26cty_id%3D%26region_id%3D%26division_id%3D%26ll%3D%26ea%3Dn%26order%3D%26a%3Dn%26pc%3D1 |archive-date= June 4, 2013 }}</ref>
| Languages = <small>As of 2010</small>
* English 90.70%
* English 90.70%
* Spanish 6.93%
* Spanish 6.93%
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| area_total_sq_mi = 53819
| area_total_sq_mi = 53819
| area_total_km2 = 139391.0
| area_total_km2 = 139391.0
| width_mi = 191<ref>{{cite web |url=https://osm4wiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=List_of_extreme_points_of_U.S._states_and_territories |title=List of extreme points of US states and territories |website=Open Street Maps |access-date=January 31, 2025 }}</ref>
| width_mi = 191
| width_km = 307
| width_km = 307
| length_mi = 501<ref>{{cite web |url=https://osm4wiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=List_of_extreme_points_of_U.S._states_and_territories |title=List of extreme points of US states and territories |website=Open Street Maps |access-date=January 31, 2025 }}</ref>
| length_mi = 501<ref>{{cite web |url=https://osm4wiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=List_of_extreme_points_of_U.S._states_and_territories |title=List of extreme points of US states and territories |website=Open Street Maps |access-date=January 31, 2025 }}</ref>
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* 4 Democrats
* 4 Democrats
  }}
  }}
| timezone1 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]<ref>{{cite web |date=November 3, 2024 |url=https://currenttimeutc.com/united_states/north_carolina/ |title=Time in North Carolina |website=Current Time UTC|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset1 = −05:00
| utc_offset1 = −05:00
| timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]

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North Carolina
State
Flag of North Carolina
Flag
Official seal of North Carolina
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Tarheel State, The Old North State
Motto(s): 
Esse quam videri[lower-alpha 1] "To be, rather than to seem"
Anthem: "The Old North State"
Location of North Carolina within the United States
Location of North Carolina within the United States
CountryUnited States
Before statehoodProvince of North Carolina
Admitted to the UnionNovember 21, 1789 (12th)
CapitalRaleigh
Largest cityCharlotte
Largest county or equivalentWake
Largest metro and urban areasCharlotte
Government
 • GovernorJosh Stein (D)
 • Lieutenant GovernorRachel Hunt (D)
LegislatureGeneral Assembly
 • Upper houseSenate
 • Lower houseHouse of Representatives
JudiciaryNorth Carolina Supreme Court
U.S. senatorsThom Tillis (R)
Ted Budd (R)
U.S. House delegation
  • 69 Republicans
  • 4 Democrats
(list)
Area
 • Total
53,819 sq mi (139,391.0 km2)
 • Land48,617.91 sq mi (125,919.8 km2)
 • Water5,201.25 sq mi (13,471.2 km2)  9.66%
 • Rank28th
Dimensions
 • Length501[1] mi (806 km)
 • Width191 mi (307 km)
Elevation
700 ft (210 m)
Highest elevation
(Mount Mitchell[2][lower-alpha 2])
6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean[2])
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
Neutral increase 11,046,024[3]
 • Rank9th
 • Density214.72/sq mi (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding/km2)
  • Rank14th
 • Median household income
$70,800 (2023)[4]
 • Income rank
35th
Demonym(s)North Carolinian (official);
Tarheel (colloquial)
Language
 • Official languageEnglish
 • Spoken languageAs of 2010
  • English 90.70%
  • Spanish 6.93%
  • Other 2.73%
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
NC
ISO 3166 codeUS-NC
Traditional abbreviationN.C.
Latitude33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
Longitude75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
Websitenc.gov
Donald Trump
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Trump with a stern facial expression. He is wearing a dark blue suit, a white dress shirt, a light blue necktie, and an American flag lapel pin. The background is unlit and blurred, and part of an American flag is visible.
Official portrait, 2025
45th & 47th President of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
Vice PresidentJD Vance
Preceded byJoe Biden
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
Vice PresidentMike Pence
Preceded byBarack Obama
Succeeded byJoe Biden
Personal details
Born
Donald John Trump

(1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 79)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • ​
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    (m. 1977; div. 1990)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1993; div. 1999)​
  • ​
    (m. 2005)​
Children
Parents
RelativesTrump family
Residence(s)White House
Mar-a-Lago
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Occupation
SignatureDonald J. Trump stylized autograph, in ink
Website
1996 North Carolina Secretary of State election
← 1992 November 5, 1996 2000 →
 
Nominee Elaine Marshall Richard Petty
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,333,994 1,126,701
Percentage 53.48% 45.17%
County results
Marshall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Petty:      40-50%     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Secretary of State before election

Rufus Edmisten
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Elaine Marshall
Democratic


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