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]
• Total	312.00 sq mi (808.08 km2)
• Land	310.02 sq mi (802.94 km2)
• Water	1.98 sq mi (5.14 km2)  0.63%
Elevation [4]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	874,579
• Estimate  (2023)	911,311
• Rank	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]	2,805,115 (US: 22nd)
Demonym	Charlottean
GDP [9]
• Charlotte (MSA)	$228.9 billion (2022)
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[4]
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 4.3} 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. ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
9. ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
10. ↑ "QuickFacts: Charlotte city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2024.