27 July 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Charlotte is the
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. Census Bureau estimated the population was 885,708, making it the
15th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the
Charlotte metropolitan area, whose population ranks
23rd in the U.S., and had a population of 2,569,213, in 2018. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a sixteen-county market region or
combined statistical area with a 2018 census-estimated population of 2,728,933. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country’s fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the second-largest city in the
southeastern United States, just behind
Jacksonville, Florida. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. It is listed as a “gamma”
global city by the
Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Residents are referred to as “
Charlotteans“.
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