NORTH CAROLINA Fact Sheet

Database: USA State Land Area

Record Name State Country Rank Land Area
North Carolina Land Area NORTH CAROLINA United States 28 53,821 square miles

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Maria Fletcher 1962 Asheville NORTH CAROLINA

Database: USA City Population

Record Name City State Country Source Population Year
Charlotte, North Carolina City Population Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 630,478 2007
Raleigh, North Carolina City Population Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 356,321 2007
Greensboro, North Carolina City Population Greensboro NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 236,865 2007
Durham, North Carolina City Population Durham NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 209,009 2007
Winston-Salem, North Carolina City Population Winston-Salem NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 196,990 2007
Fayetteville, North Carolina City Population Fayetteville NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 168,033 2007
Cary, North Carolina City Population Cary NORTH CAROLINA United States US Census Bureau 2007 112,414 2007

Database: United States Minimum Wages By State

Record Name State Minimum Wage Notes Source
Minimum Wage for North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA $6.15 Increasing to $6.55 on July 24, 2008, then to $7.25 on July 24, 2009. Wikipedia

Database: United States Per Capita Electricity Use By State

Record Name State Country Year Population (thousands) kWh (millions) kWh per capita Source
Electricity Use for North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA United States 2005 8,672 128,335 14,798 California Energy Comission

Database: USA State Motto List

Record Name State Country Motto Translation (if applicable) Source
State Motto for North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA Esse quam videri (Latin, To be rather than to seem) Wikipedia

Database: Largest US School Districts

Record Name Primary City State Country Source Enrollment Expenditure (2003-2004) Expenditure per student (2003-2004)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Charlotte NORTH CAROLINA United States American School and University 120,022 $1,019,823,000 $7,149
Wake County NORTH CAROLINA United States American School and University 114,092 $960,576,000 $6,768
Guilford County NORTH CAROLINA United States American School and University 67,593 $529,713,000 $7,125
Cumberland County NORTH CAROLINA United States American School and University 53,045 $354,980,000 $6,349
Forsyth County NORTH CAROLINA United States American School and University 49,004 $405,079,000 $7,046

Database: Average Annual Rainfall for USA States

Record Name Country State Area (Square Miles) Rainfall (in./yr.) Rainfall (mi,/yr.) Rainfall (cu.mi,/yr.) Source
Average Annual Rainfall for North Carolina United States NORTH CAROLINA 52,586 42.46 0.0006701 35.2399 The World Almanac (1988)

Database: Top Supercomputers of the world

Record Name Year Country Manufacturer Source Site Processors Rmax (GFlops) Rpeak (GFlops)
Topsail - PowerEdge 1955, 2.33 GHz, Cisco/Topspin Infiniband 2007 United States Dell Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) University of North Carolina 4160 28770 38821.1

Database: Public Road Length by State

Record Name State Country Region Interstate (Miles) Other Principal and minor Arterials (Miles) Major and Minor Collectors (Miles) Local (Miles) Total (Miles) Source
Road Length for North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA 1,020 9,200 17,733 73,790 101,743 Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (2000) 2000 Basketball Indianapolis Michigan St. Michigan St. (1) Florida (5) Wisconsin (8) North Carolina (8)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1998) 1998 Basketball San Antonio Kentucky Kentucky (2) Utah (3) Stanford (3) North Carolina (1)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1997) 1997 Basketball Indianapolis Arizona Arizona (4) Kentucky (1) North Carolina (1) Minnesota (1)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1995) 1995 Basketball Seattle UCLA UCLA (1) Arkansas (2) Oklahoma St (4) North Carolina (2)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1993) 1993 Basketball New Orleans North Carolina North Carolina (1) Michigan (1) Kansas (2) Kentucky (1)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1991) 1991 Basketball Indianapolis Duke Duke (1) Kansas (3) UNLV (1) North Carolina (2)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1982) 1982 Basketball New Orleans North Carolina North Carolina (1) Georgetown (1) Houston (6) Louisville (3)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1981) 1981 Basketball Philadelphia Indiana Indiana (3) North Carolina (2) Virginia (1) LSU (1)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1977) 1977 Basketball Atlanta Marquette Marquette NORTH CAROLINA UNLV UNC-Charlotte
NCAA Tournament Champion (1972) 1972 Basketball Los Angeles UCLA UCLA Florida State NORTH CAROLINA Louisville
NCAA Tournament Champion (1969) 1969 Basketball Louisville UCLA UCLA Purdue Drake NORTH CAROLINA
NCAA Tournament Champion (1968) 1968 Basketball Los Angeles UCLA UCLA NORTH CAROLINA Ohio State Houston
NCAA Tournament Champion (1967) 1967 Basketball Louisville UCLA UCLA Dayton Houston NORTH CAROLINA
NCAA Tournament Champion (1957) 1957 Basketball Kansas City NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA Kansas San Francisco Michigan St.
NCAA Tournament Champion (1946) 1946 Basketball NEW YORK Oklahoma State Oklahoma State NORTH CAROLINA Ohio State CALIFORNIA

Database: 50 Largest Banks in the USA

Record Name Region Country State Source Offices Total Deposits
Bank of America North America United States NORTH CAROLINA FDIC 5,781 563,906,844
Wachovia Bank North America United States NORTH CAROLINA FDIC 3,136 306,348,000
Branch Banking and Trust Company North America United States NORTH CAROLINA FDIC 918 51,246,133

Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities

Record Name Year Established University Member Limit Active or Honorary Name Source
Order of Gimghoul (University of North Carolina) 1889 University of North Carolina Senior Class society Order of Gimghoul Wikipedia
Order of the Gorgon's Head (University of North Carolina) 1896 University of North Carolina Senior Class society Order of the Gorgon's Head Wikipedia

Database: US State Population

Record Name State Country Year Source Rank Population
North Carolina" Population North Carolina" United States 2000 US Census Bureau 11 8,049,313

Database: US Presidents

Record Name Birth State Religion Political Party Died Country Term Start Term Finish Birthdate Date of Death Inauguration Age Age at Death Number
Polk NORTH CAROLINA Methodist Democrat Died after Office United States 1845 1849 11/2/1795 6/15/1849 49 53 11
A. Johnson NORTH CAROLINA Union Died in Office United States 1865 1869 12/29/1808 7/31/1875 56 66 17

Database: 3 Year Average Household Income By State

Record Name State Country Source Household Income
North Carolina Household Income NORTH CAROLINA United States United States Census Bureau 39,000

Database: Highway Speed Limits for US States

Record Name Country State Source Rural Interstates (MPH) Urban Interstates (MPG) Other Limited (MPH) Other Roads (MPH)
Highway Interstate Freeway Speed Limits for North Carolina United States NORTH CAROLINA Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 70 70 70 55

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