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Charlotte (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t / ⓘ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County.The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, [10] making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the South, and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida.
2000 – Population: 540,828. 2002 – ConCarolinas begins. 2003 – Airplane accident. 2004 Slow Food Charlotte founded. [28]Street Soccer USA headquartered in city. [29]2005 – Charlotte Bobcats Arena and ImaginOn open.
Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [2]Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and Sedgefield to the west, Eastover to the east, Uptown Charlotte to the north, and South Park and Foxcroft to the south.
The Duke Energy Plaza is a 629 feet (192 m), [2] 40 floor skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. [4] Upon its completion it will become the third largest building in Charlotte by leasable square feet [5] [3] and serve as the corporate headquarters of Duke Energy. [6] [7] It will house up to 4,400 Duke Energy employees and contractors. [6]
The regional area around the city was at one time called Metrolina, a portmanteau of Metropolis and Carolina.The term has fallen out of widespread general use, though it still maintains a presence and is used by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
550 South Tryon (formerly the Duke Energy Center) is a 786-foot (240 m) tall, [1] 48-floor (54 floors including mechanical floors) skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 2010, it was the largest building in Charlotte (in square footage), second tallest building in Charlotte, 63rd tallest building in the United States, and ...
Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The area is split into four wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, and bordered by Interstate 277 and Interstate 77 .
Ballantyne is a neighborhood and developing edge city [5] on the southside of Charlotte, North Carolina, occupying a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) area of land adjacent to the South Carolina border. The neighborhood is home to St. Matthew Catholic Church , the largest Catholic congregation in the United States.