<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of North Carolina </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): Old North State; Tar Heel State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Esse quam videri: "To be, rather than to seem" (official); First in Flight: First in Freedom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> As of 2000 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 90.70% </Li> <Li> Spanish 6.18% </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> North Carolinian (official); Tar Heel (colloquial) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Raleigh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Charlotte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Charlotte metro area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 28th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 170 miles (261 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 560 miles (901 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 9.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 33 ° 50 ′ N to 36 ° 35 ′ N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 75 ° 28 ′ W to 84 ° 19 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 9th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 10,273,419 (2017 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 208.7 / sq mi (80.6 / km) Ranked 15th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $50,797 (38th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft (2037 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 700 ft (210 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean Sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Province of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> November 21, 1789 (12th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Roy Cooper (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Dan Forest (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> General Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Richard Burr (R) Thom Tillis (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 10 Republicans 3 Democrats (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern: UTC - 5 / - 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - NC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> NC, N.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nc.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of North Carolina </Th> </Tr>

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