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Mayor: Pat McCrory (to Nov. 2011)
2000 census population (rank): 540,828
(26); % change: 36.6; Male: 264,978 (49.0%);
Female: 275,850 (51.0%); White: 315,061 (58.3%);
Black: 176,964 (32.7%); American Indian and Alaska
Native: 1,863 (0.3%); Asian: 18,418 (3.4%); Other
race: 19,242 (3.6%); Two or more races: 8,997 (1.7%);
Hispanic/Latino: 39,800 (7.4%). 2000 percent population 18
and over: 75.3%; 65 and over: 8.8%; Median age:
32.7.
2005 population estimate (rank): 610,949
(20)
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additional census data
Land area: 242 sq mi. (627 sq km);
Alt.: 765 ft.
Avg. daily temp.: Jan., 39.3° F; July,
79.3° F
Churches: Protestant, over 500; Roman
Catholic, 13; Jewish, 3; Greek Orthodox, 1;
City-owned parks and parkways: 150+;
Radio stations: AM, 10; FM, 19;
Television stations: 6 commercial; 1
PBS
Civilian Labor Force (MSA) April 2006:
804,600;
Unemployed: 33,300,
Percent: 4.1;
Per capita personal income (MSA)
2003: $34,8161
Chamber of Commerce: Charlotte Chamber
of Commerce, 330 S. Tryon St., P.O. Box 32785, Charlotte, NC,
28232
1. Charlotte–Gastonia–Concord,
N.C.–S.C.
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Charlotte, North Carolina's largest
city and the seat of Mecklenburg County, is located in the southern part
of the state near the South Carolina border. It was named for King George III of
England's wife, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Settled about 1750, Charlotte was incorporated as a city in 1768 and
made the county seat in 1774. From 1800 to 1848, Charlotte was the center
of U.S. gold production. A branch of the U.S. mint operated there from
1837 to 1913. Charlotte was a leading Confederate city during the Civil War and was the last
meeting place of the full Confederate cabinet.
Charlotte is the second-largest banking center in the United States,
and two of the nation's top banks, Wachovia and Bank of America, are
headquartered there. Other major employers are the education, health care,
government, technology, and communications sectors. The city is a hub for
US Airways.
Charlotte is the home of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1946) as well as the Carolina Panthers (football) and Lowe's
Motor Speedway.
Mayor Pat McCrory won a record sixth term in the November 2005
elections.
See also Encyclopedia: Charlotte.
Selected famous
natives and residents:
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