State: North Carolina
Capital: Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Longleaf Pine
Ethnicity Breakdown:
White/Caucasian- 68.5%
Black/African American- 21.5%
Hispanic/Latino- 8.4%
Asian- 2.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander- 0.1%
Other- 6.5%
Top 5 Most Populated Cities:
1. Charlotte 709,441
2. Raleigh 415,791
3. Greensboro 294,761
4. Winston-Salem 229,828
5. Durham 229,174
Top 3 Biggest Universities in North Carolina and their Mascots
1. Unisersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Tar Heels
2. Duke University - Blue Devils
3. North Carolina State University - Wolfpack
Three Famous People From North Carolina
1. Clay Aiken - Singer
2. Jermaine Cole (J Cole) Singer/Rapper
3. Chris Daughtery - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Area of North Carolina
53.820 sq miles
Fun Facts (courtesy of http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/facts.htm)
Capital: Raleigh
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Longleaf Pine
Ethnicity Breakdown:
White/Caucasian- 68.5%
Black/African American- 21.5%
Hispanic/Latino- 8.4%
Asian- 2.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander- 0.1%
Other- 6.5%
Top 5 Most Populated Cities:
1. Charlotte 709,441
2. Raleigh 415,791
3. Greensboro 294,761
4. Winston-Salem 229,828
5. Durham 229,174
Top 3 Biggest Universities in North Carolina and their Mascots
1. Unisersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Tar Heels
2. Duke University - Blue Devils
3. North Carolina State University - Wolfpack
Three Famous People From North Carolina
1. Clay Aiken - Singer
2. Jermaine Cole (J Cole) Singer/Rapper
3. Chris Daughtery - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Area of North Carolina
53.820 sq miles
Fun Facts (courtesy of http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/facts.htm)
- The Wright Brothers completed the first successful flight of a mechanically propelled airplane over the sands of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903.
- The University of North Carolina was the first public university in the United States to open its doors.
- The first known miniature golf course was in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
- The first English child born in America, Virginia Dare, was born in Roanoke, North Carolina, in 1587.
- Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.
- Cabarrus County, North Carolina, was the site of America's first gold rush.
- What was probably the first drawbridge built in the United States was built over the Cape Fear River.
- The first state art museum in the country is located in Raleigh.
- The first Pepsi was created and served in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898
- The first outdoor drama in America, The Lost Colony, is staged every year in Manteo, North Carolina.