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North Carolina
Motto: "Esse quam videri" - Latin - "To be rather than to seem"
Nicknames: "The Tarheel State" - "The Turpentine State" - "The Rip Van Winkle State"
Capital: Raleigh
Population: 8,407,248 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 11th in US State Population
Size: 500 miles long and 150 miles wide; covers 53,821 square miles - 28th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Dogwood
North and South Carolina were one colony until 1729. Carolina was named to honor Charles IX of France and then Charles I and Charles II of England. Carolina is rooted in Latin and comes from the word "Caroliinus," a word derived from the name "Carolus," which translates "Charles."
North Carolina became a state on November 21, 1789. It was the 12th state to be admitted to the Union.
People living in and coming from North Carolina are called "North Carolinians."
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