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State of North Carolina |
| Address: |
State Capitol |
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1 East Edenton Street |
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 |
| Phone: |
(919) 733-4240 |
| Fax: |
(919) 715-3175 |
| Email: |
capitol@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us |
| Admitted: |
November 21, 1789 |
| Population: |
10,551,162 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
9 |
| Total Area: |
53,821 square miles |
| National Rank: |
28 |
| Nickname: |
The Tar Heel State and The Old North State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
6,684 Feet - Mount Mitchell |
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| Amphibian: |
Pine Barrens Tree Frog |
| Berry: |
Blueberry |
| Beverage: |
Milk |
| Bird: |
Cardinal |
| Boat: |
Shad Boat |
| Butterfly: |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| Colors: |
Red and Blue |
| Dog: |
Plott Hound |
| Flower: |
Dogwood Blossom |
| Folk Dance: |
Clogging |
| Fossil: |
Megalodon Teeth |
| Fresh Water Fish: |
Brook Trout |
| Fruit: |
Scuppernong Grape |
| Gemstone: |
Emerald |
| Horse: |
Colonial Spanish Mustang |
| Insect: |
Honey Bee |
| Mammal: |
Gray Squirrel |
| Marine Fish: |
Channel Bass |
| Mineral: |
Gold |
| Motto: |
"Esse Quam Videri"
(To be, rather than to seem) |
| Poet Laureate: |
Shelby Stephenson |
| Reptile: |
Eastern Box Turtle |
| Rock: |
Granite |
| Salamander: |
Marbled Salamander |
| Salt Water Fish: |
Channel Bass |
| Shell: |
Scotch Bonnet |
| Song: |
"The Old North State" |
| Sport: |
Stock Car Racing |
| Stone: |
Emerald |
| Tartan: |
Carolina Tartan |
| Tree: |
Longleaf Pine |
| Vegetable: |
Sweet Potato |
| Wild Flower: |
Carolina Lily |
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