Charlotte, North Carolina

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Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., seventh-most populous city in the South, and second-most populous city in the Southeast (after Jacksonville, Florida). The Charlotte metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.88 million residents, is the 21st-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and lies at the center of an 18-county combined statistical area with an estimated population of 3.47 million as of 2024. Charlotte is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. Charlotte is named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who became queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland in 1761. It was inhabited by the Catawba people, whose trading paths along the Great Wagon Road became the city's first streets, before Eurpean settlers arrived in the 18th century. Charlotte was incorporated in 1768. Local leaders and signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in 1775, one of...

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