Capital: Raleigh
Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
Nickname: Tar Heel State
Origin of name: In honor of Charles I of England
Ten largest cities (1994):
Charlotte, 437,797;
Raleigh, 236,707;
Greensboro, 196,167;
Winston-Salem, 155,128;
Durham, 143,439;
Fayetteville, 83,999;
Jacksonville, 79,494;
High Point, 72,208;
Asheville, 64,261;
Wilmington, 62,651
Land area (rank): 48,718 sq mi. (126,180 sq km) (29)
Geographic center: In Chatham Co., 10 mi. NW of Sanford
Number of counties: 100
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Mecklenburg, 579,473
1997 resident population est.: 7,425,183
1990 resident census population (rank): 6,628,637 (10).
Male: 3,214,290; Female: 3,414,347.
White: 5,008,491 (75.6%); Black: 1,456,323 (22.0%); Hispanic: 76,726 (1.2%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 80,155 (1.2%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 52,166 (0.8%); Other race 31,502 (0.5%).
1990 percent population under 18: 24.2; 65 and over: 12.1; median age: 33.1.
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REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. Carolina Region
In North Carolina in 1996-1997 school year, 313 high schools fielded girls teams with 7,098 girls representing those schools. 3 high schools fielded boys teams with 65 boys representing those schools.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Finley Golf Course Road, UNC Campus
(PO Box 3216)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-3216
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Duke University Durham NC 27708-0555 East Carolina University Greenville NC 27858-4353 University of North Carolina Asheville NC 28804-3299 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC 27514 University of North Carolina Wilmington NC 28403-3297 North Carolina A&T St. Univ. Greensboro NC 27411 North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh NC 27695-7001 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem NC 27109 Appalachian State University Boone NC 28608 Campbell University Buies Creek NC 27506 Davidson College Davidson NC 28036 University of North Carolina Greensboro NC 27412-5001 Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723 University of North Carolina Charlotte NC 28223DIVISION II - WOMENS
BARTON COLLEGE WILSON NC 27893 BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE BELMONT NC 28012-2795 ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV. ELIZABETH CITY NC 27909 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FAYETTEVILLE NC 28301-4298 HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY HIGH POINT NC 27262-3598 JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY CHARLOTTE NC 28216 LEES-MC RAE COLLEGE BANNER ELK NC 28604-0128 LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE SALISBURY NC 28144 MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE MOUNT OLIVE NC 28365 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIV. DURHAM NC 27707 PFEIFFER COLLEGE MISENHEIMER NC 28109-0960 QUEENS COLLEGE (NC) CHARLOTTE NC 28274 SHAW UNIVERSITY RALEIGH NC 27601 ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLL. LAURINBURG NC 28352-5598 ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE RALEIGH NC 27610 WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIV. WINSTON-SALEM NC 27110 CATAWBA COLLEGE SALISBURY NC 28144-2488 ELON COLLEGE ELON COLLEGE NC 27244 GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY BOILING SPRINGS NC 28017 LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE HICKORY NC 28603 MARS HILL COLLEGE MARS HILL NC 28754 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PEMBROKE NC 28372-1510 WINGATE UNIVERSITY WINGATE NC 28174DIVISION III - WOMENS
Bennett College Greensboro NC 27401-3239 Chowan College Murfreesboro NC 27855 Greensboro College Greensboro NC 27401-1875 Guilford College Greensboro NC 27410-4171 Meredith College Raleigh NC 27607-5298 Methodist College Fayetteville NC 28311-1420 North Carolina Wesleyan Coll. Rocky Mount NC 27804MENS
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