The city of charlotte north carolina is now the nation s 15th most populous city surpassing san francisco click the video player above to see other headlines from wxii 12 newsciting new. Please keep in mind that charlotte is the 3rd southern city that i have lived in so many of my pros cons are based on that. From brewery heavy art districts to historical corridors dripping in charm consider charlotte a crowd pleaser.
Dubbed the queen city charlotte reigns over a 300 square mile 482 square kilometer hodgepodge of neighborhoods that spin out from the banks of the catawba river. North carolina nc charlotte. There is an active nascar racing circuit in the area centered in the otherwise ordinary concord 20 miles northeast.
The city is home to the carolina panthers nfl team and was able to defy sports tradition by actually replacing a professional sports franchise it lost the charlotte hornets nba team now the bobcats. The so called mecklenburg declaration of independence a series of anti british resolutions was signed there in. Settled about 1750 it was incorporated in 1768 and named for princess charlotte sophia of mecklenburg strelitz george iii s queen.
Charlotte city seat 1774 of mecklenburg county south central north carolina u s it lies just east of the catawba river in the piedmont region. And the second largest in the southeast behind jacksonville florida the city is the cultural economic and. Census bureau estimated the population was 885 708 making it the 15th most populous city in the u s.
State of north carolina located in the piedmont it is the county seat of mecklenburg county in 2019 the u s. Charlotte ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t is the most populous city in the u s. Charlotte services events news topics city council.
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