| State Website |
http://www.nc.gov |
| Admission to Statehood |
November 21, 1789 |
| Area |
53,821 mi2, 28th |
| Capital |
Raleigh |
| Population (as of 2000) |
8,049,313 (11th) |
| Economy |
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans; Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, tourism. |
| Largest City |
Charlotte |
| Blue Berry |
Blueberry |
| Beverage |
Milk |
| Bird |
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Carnivorous Plant |
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) |
| Colors |
Red and Blue |
| Dog |
Plott Hound |
| Folk Dance |
Clogging |
| Fruit |
Scuppernong Grape (genus Vitis) |
| Historical Boat |
Shad Boat |
| Highest Point |
Mt. Mitchell; 6,684 feet (16th) |
| Lowest Point |
Atlantic coast; sea level (3rd) |
| Insect |
Honeybee (Apis millifera) |
| Mammal |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Motto |
Esse quam videri, or "To be, rather than to seem" |
| Nickname |
"Old North State"; "Tar Heel State" |
| Origin of Name |
Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I |
| Popular Dance |
Shagging |
| Precious Stone |
Emerald |
| Red Berry |
Strawberry (genus Fragaria) |
| Reptile and Emblem |
Eastern Box Turtle |
| Rock |
Granite |
| Saltwater Fish |
Channel Bass (Red Drum) |
| Shell |
Scotch Bonnet (pronounced "Bonay") |
| Song |
"The Old North State" words by William Gaston, music by Mrs. E. E. Randolph |
| Sport / Hockey |
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) - Raleigh |
| Sports / Baseball |
None |
| Sports / Basketball |
Charlotte Bobcats (NBA), Charlotte Sting (WNBA), Fayetteville Patriots (NBA D-League) |
| Sports / Football |
Carolina Panthers (NFL) - Charlotte |
| Sports / Soccer |
None |
| Toast |
"A Toast" to North Carolina |
| Tree |
Pine |
| Vegetable |
Sweet Potato |
| Wildflower |
Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) |