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The South > North Carolina > Geography

NORTH CAROLINA GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 136,413 [28th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 9.49 [17th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 139,389 [28th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 53,819 [28th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 13,229 [10th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,794
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,789
Capitals > Metropolitan population 994,551 [17th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 359,332 [12th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
10 miles northwest of Sanford
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 31.175 million acres [26th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 5.639 million acres [20th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 18.269 million acres [13th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 2.039 million acres [26th of 43]
Land area 48,711 sq mi [29th of 56]
Land borders
Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina
Largest cities (with populations) Charlotte - 594,359
Mean County Area 1,393.91 sq.km. [39th of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals NC
Percentage of area water 9.49% [14th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Raleigh - 326,653
Tornadoes > Fatalities 81 [20th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 9.328 per 1 million people [24th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 1,778 [17th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 204.762 per 1 million people [24th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $365,218,048.00 [21st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $10,889.09 per $10 million of GDP [25th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $4,206.01 per 100 people [25th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 590 [22nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 6.795 per 100,000 people [28th of 55]
Total area 53,819 sq mi [28th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 38 [23rd of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 38 [23rd of 51]
Water area 5,108 sq mi [10th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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